PIONEER RECORD, 



AND 



REMINISCENCES, 



OF THE 



Ex\RLY SETTLERS, 




AND 



SETTLEMENT 

OF 

Fayette County, Ohio 



By RUFUS PUTNAM, 

OF CHILLICOTHE, O. 



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UNION TOWNSHIP. 
Page 3, line 18— For, and in 1870, read 1850, 12,726; 1860, 

16,935; 1870, 17,181. 
Page 7, line 31 — For Aaron Johnson, first Sheriff, read Thomas 

Robinson, first Sheriff. 
Pa»e 16, line 23 — For Hon. J. S Beriman, read Hon. J. S. 
Berreman, 
Line 35 — For William R. Millikan, read Wm. Millikan. 
Page 17, line 5 — For Mrs. Beerley, read Mrs. Berry. 



WAYNE TOWNSHIP. 

Page 19, line 14 — For Croton, read Creighfon. 

Page 21, line 2 — For yearly bulls, read yuarling bulls. 

Page 22, line 9 — For Hegler, read Heaghr. 

Line 29 — For Sllane Indian, read Shawnee Indian. 
Page 24 line 6 — For Jane and John are dead, read Jane 
is dead. 



PERRY TOWNSHIP. 

Page 31, line 25 — For George and Samuel Viniger,read Biniger. 
Page 32, line 9 — For Geshrow Berdew, read Gersom Perdue. 
Page 33, line 16— For 1967, read 1867. 



GREEN TOWNSHIP. 
Page 43, line 3 — For Elisha Harber, read Elisha Harper, Esq. 
Line 21 — For Jordon Pary, read Pavy. 



JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. 

Page 70, line 1 — For 500 horses^ lost, read over $500 worth 
of horses lost. 

Page 71, line 15 — ForCol. Anthony, read Col.. James M.Huston. 

Page 77, line 4 — William Harrold was married to Miss Mag- 
gie Jones, by whom he had eight children, and he died in 
March, 1861. 



MARION TOWNSHIP. 
Hezikiah Brown was omitted, in the war of 1812. 
Page 107, line 2 — For John Durham, read Joseph Durham,. 
Page 111, line 10 — For Children, read relatives. 



PREFACE. 



To THE Living Pioneers and their Descendants, of 

Fayette County. 

The Author has spent several months in constant travel 
and search, and taken unwearied pains, in collecting the names 
and records of the illustrious Pioneers, who made their homes 
first in Fayettte County. It has involved considerable time, ex- 
pense, labor and difficulties. Visiting all the most noted places, 
mounds, camps, cliffs, etc., in the county, he has endeavored 
to portray the toils, hardships and privations of a pioneer 
life, when nothing but dense forests, inhabited only by Indi- 
ans and wild beasts ; when the only habitation was the rude 
log cabin ; when the scream of the panther, the howl of the 
wolf, the hum of wild bees, and the war song of the savages 
constituted the music of the wilderness. Many of them lived 
to see fruitful fields spring up in the forest, and the wilder- 
ness melt away before the tide of industry. 

"Their names should be enrolled on History's page, 
To be perused by each succeeding age." 



WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, 

The county-seat, is a flourishing business place, containing 
about 3,000 inhabitants — see business directory. The county 
has about 300 miles of turnpikes, all directly or indirectly 
running into the county-seat. The Zanesville & Wilmington 
Railroad passes through "Washington. 



CONTENTS 



FAYETTE COUNTY INTRODUCTION, - - - 3 

UNION TOWNSHIP, - - - . .5 

WAYNE TOWNSHIP, - - - - . jg 

PERRY TOWNSHIP, - - - - - 30 

GREEN TOWNSHIP, ----- 40 

CONCORD TOWNSHIP, - - - - - 49 

JASPER TOWNSHIP, - . . . gQ 

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, - - - - - 69 

PAINT TOWNSHIP, ----- gl 

MADISON TOWNSHIP, - - . - - 95 

MARION TOWNSHIP, - - - - 107 



HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 



UNION TOWNSHIP. 

BY H. HOW. 

Fayette was formed in March, 1810, from Koss and High- 
laud, and named from the Marquis de La Fayette. The sur- 
face is generally level. About half the soil is a dark, vegeta- 
ble loam, on a clayey sub-soil, mixed with a limestone gravel ; 
the rest is a yellow, clayey loam. The principal productions 
are wheat, corn, cattle, hogs, sheep and wool. In the North- 
eastern part is a small tract called "the barrens," so termed 
from the land being divested of undergrowth and tall timber. It 
*is covered with a grass well adapted to pasturage. The growth 
of the County in former years, was retarded by much of the 
land being owned by non-residents, and not in market, and 
also from the wet lands, which, contrary to the original opin- 
ion, have, when drained, proved very productive. The popu- 
lation in 1810, was about 3,000; in 1820, 6,336; in 1830, 
8,183 ; in 1840, 10,979 ; and in 1870, . 

Washington, the County seat, was laid out in 1810, on land 
given for that purpose, by Benjamin Temple, of Kentucky, 
out of his survey. The pioneers of Fayette County, were 
principally from Virginia and Kentucky, and were generally 
hale and robust, brave and generous. Thomas McDonald, one 
of the earliest in the County, was with General Massie, laying 
oif the County surveys ; he rendered valuable services in 
Wayne's campaign, in which he acted as a spy, and was also 
in the war of 1812. 

Dr. Thomas McGara, was the first physician in the town 
of Washington. lie represented the County in the Legislature, 
and was Associate Judge. John Popejoy was one of the first 
Justices in the County. 

The first Court of Common Pleas in the County was held 
by Judge Thompson, in the cabin of John Devault, north of 

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JBloomiugburg. The Judge received a vsevere lecture from 
old Mrs. Deyault, for sitting upon, and rumpling her bed. 
The grand jury held their deliberations in the stable, and in 
the hazel brush. 

Among the families of great notoriety were the Funks. 
The men, from old Adam down to Absalom, were of uncom- 
monly large size, and distinguished for their boldness, activi- 
ty and fighting propensities. Jake Funk, the most notorious, 
having been arrested in Kentucky, for passing counterfeit 
money, or some other crime, was bailed by a friend, a Ken- 
tuckian by the name of Trumbo. Having failed to appear at 
Court, Trumbo, with about a dozen of his friends, well armed, 
proceeded to the house of the Funks, for the purpose of tak- 
ing Jake, running him to Kentucky, and delivering him up 
to the proper authorities, to free himself from paying bail. 
The Funks, hearing of this contemplated attack, prepared 
themselves for the battle. Old Adam, the father, took his 
seat in the middle of the floor to give commands to his sons, 
who were armed with pistols, knives, etc. When Trumbo 
and his men appeared, they were warned to desist, instead of 
which, they made a rush at Jake, who was on the porch. A 
Mr. Wilson, of the attacking party, grappled with Jake, at 
which the firing commenced on both sides ; Wilson was shot 
dead. Ab. Funk was shot down. Trumbo , having clinched 
Jake, the latter drew him to the door, and was about to cut 
his throat with a large knife, when old Adam cried out "Spare 
him ; don't kill him, his father once saved me from being 
killed by the Indians," at which he was let off after being se- 
verely wounded, and his companions were glad to 'escape with 
their lives. The old house, says Robinson, is yet standing, 
on the East Fork, now Paint Township, showing bullet holes 
in the logs, as a memento of the bloody battle and tragedy. 
We now name the old block house, Funk's Fort. The Funk 
family were no enemies to whisky. Old Adam, with some of 
his comrades, being one day at Roebuck's grocery, the first 
opened in the County — about a mile below Funk's house — 
became merry by drinking. Old Adam, wishing to carry a 
gallon home, in vain endeavored to procure even a washtub 
for the purpose. Observing one of Roebuck's pigs roaming 



about the yard, he purchased it for a dolhir, and skiuuod it 
whole, taking!; out the bone about two inches from the root of 
the tail, which served as a neck for the bottle. Tying up the 
other holes, that would of necessity be in the skin, he poured 
in the liquor, and started for home with his company, where 
they all got drunk from the contents of the hog skin. 

A duel was fought in 1779, between two Indian Chiefs, 
Captain John and John Cushen. Captain John killed his 
antagonist. Their weapons were tomahawks, which they 
swung over their heads, yelling in the most terific manner. 
Language fails to describe the horrible scene. Captain John's 
tomahawk sunk deep in the head of Cushen, and, as above 
stated, he was killed. Thus ended this affair of honor be- 
tween two savages of early days. 

Jesse Milliken, one of the first settlers in the County, was 
the first Postmaster, and the first Clerk of both the Common 
Pleas and Superior Courts of the County, in all of which offi- 
ces he continued, until his death, in August, 1835. He was 
also an excellent surveyor, and performed much of the first 
surveying done in the County, and erected some of the first 
houses built in the town. 

Wade Loofborough, Esq., was one of the first citizens and 
lawyers in Washington. Hamilton and Benjamin Rogers, 
Wm. Harper, James Hays, Hackney Hays, Michael Carr, 
Peter Eyeman, William Snyder, Samuel Waddle, James 
Sanderson and H. Sanderson were all early settlers. 

BY JUDGE BEATY. 

Fayette County — Its First County Officials. 

Judge Thompson, C. J., Judge McGrarraugh, Gen. 
Beatal Harrison, and James Mooney, were the first Asso- 
ciate Judges ; Jesse Millikan, first Clerk ; Aaron Johnson, 
first Sheriff; Norman F. Jones, first Auditor, and Jesse Mil- 
likan, first Recorder. Jacob Jimison, James Brooks, and 
John Harrold, first Commissioners ; Bereman and Poff, first 
Editors and Publishers ; Robert Robinson, first Assessor ; 
and James Beaty, first Deputy ; Jesse Millikan, first Post- 
master. Peter Hefly, Robert Waddle, Pearson Evans and 



John Evans, first merchants ; Robert Casna, first saddler ; Zim- 
merman, first doctor ; J. Dickey; first preacher ; S. Dempsey, 
first school teacher ; N. Jones, Wade Loofbarrow and brother, 
and Jesse Millikan built the first mill. Sampson Dempsey 
was the first Justice ; Doctors Potts, Balridge and McGar- 
raugh, early settlers ; Joseph Blackmore and John , Evans 
first tanners. Wm. Robinson settled on Sugar Creek, in 
1802. 

BY EDWARD SMITH, JR. 

Edward Smith, Sr , emigrated to Fayette County, in 1810, 
the same year it was organized. He entered his laud on the 
waters of Paint Creek, since called the East Fork. The laud ■ 
was a dense forest, inhabited by Indians and beasts of prey. 
He erected his wigwam, and commenced clearing and improv- 
ing his land, when, on a sudden, the war broke in on his ar- 
rangements, and he. with his neighbors, volunteered and served 
their tour in the defense of his adopted State. At the close 
or the war he returned home, and recommenced the improv- 
ing of his land. On returning to his home one night from 
Washington, the creek had raised ; he attempted to cross, but 
was thrown from his horse and drowned. He was the father 
of ten children, Sarah, Caselman, Mary, Susan, Rachel, Eliza, 
Seliua, Edward, July and Maggie, all married. Mrs. Smith 
died, aged 84. Edward Smith's family, Mary C. Caselman, 
Lewis, James, Len., John R., Noah, Rachel, and William are 
all living. Mrs. Smith, wife of Edward Smith, Jr., is living, 
and looks fresh and young, and is enjoying herself in her 
neat, tasty and splendid mansion, where she entertains her 
numerous relatives and friends, in social chat, when they visit 
her. May she live many years to enjoy her earthly palace 
and the society of her children and friends, is the ardent de- 
sire of the Author. 

The following names and records of pioneer and early set- 
tlers was handed in by Edward Smith, Jr.: Jacob Casselman, 
a noted hunter and farmer ; John Thomas, farmer, was in the 
war of 1812 ; Jacob Judy, a large farmer, was in the war of 
1-812; he was a man of note and influene. His old pioneer 
house is now ocupied by his daughter. Col. Joseph Bell, a 



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military officer, a farmer and a man of notoriety; Robert Rob- 
inson, attorney, and an early Representative of Fayette 
County; Hon. Wade Loofbarrow, attorney and an early represen- 
tative of Fayette County. Col. S. F. Carr, attorney, a man of sense, 
a military man, has held several important trusts, Representa- 
tive of the County in the Legislature. His oration, delivered 
July 4th, 1871, should be printed on satin, preserved, and hand- 
ed down to the latest posterity. He was at the late pioneer fair, 
and greatly enjoyed himself. May he live many years to en- 
joy the company of his numerous friends. He is now acting 
Justice for Union Township. Peter Windle, buggy maker ; 
Brice Webster, farmer ; Robert Harrison; Joseph Orr, farm- 
er; James Harrison, farmer; Rev. Thomas Walker, preacher; 
J. Walker; C. Walker, died aged 90; James Timmous died aged 
99. James McGower, Henry Walker, sadlers ; Patrick Pen- 
dergrass, Lewis Walker, Thomas Pendergrass, James Allen, 
John Briggs, Samuel Webster, R. Harrison, Moses Rowe, 
Daniel McLane, John Hues, B. Ball, aged 98; John Weeks, 
John Dehaver, aged 101; Wm. Highland, H. Hartmau, Rob- 
ert Genriew, Abram Ware, N. James, David Thompson, Dan- 
iel Shery, John Rankin, N. Evans, John Allen, David Morris, 
Oliver Hill. The above are all farmers and honest men. 

John Briggs, farmer and hunter; Zeph. Dunn, hunter and 
farmer; Abram Ware, Elisha Taylor and Col. Jewett were 
all in the war of 1812; ocupations, farmers. John Rankin, 
B. Landgurey, Nathan Loofbarrow, Jerome Deace, James 
McCoy, and Henry Quill, were all noted stock dealers. Isaac 
Templeton was father of eighteen children, (three sets of 
twins) a day laborer. Abel Wright and John Myers, tanner 
and farmer; Joseph Blackburn was 99, a tanner; Stephen 
Grub, carpenter; Isaac Jenkins 90, farmer ; Judge Gillaspie, 
a man of influence ; Noah Dewalt, George Hinkle carpenters; 
Zebude Higler and John Grady were the first butchers. 

ANCIENT EARTH WORKS. 

Mound on Edward Smith's farm on the waters of East Fork 
Paint. First house erected in Washington, by Mr. Cru- 
suer, 1807, of logs. 



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CREEKS, RUNS AND MINERAL SPRINGS. 

Main and East Paint, Poney Creek, Allen Run, Short Run, 
Rogers' Run, Taylor Run, Fiddle Creek, Gots' Run, Smith's 
Canal, Infirmary Canal, Dickson's Canal, Coal Run, White 
Sulphur Springs, Red Sulphur Springs. 

ROADS AND TURNPIKES. 

Columbus, Springfield, Midway, Wilmington, Chillicothe, 
Hillsboro, Greenfield, Waterloo, Stanton, Jamestown, Xenia, 
Plymouth, Bloomingburg, Martinsburg, N. Lancaster, Circle- 
ville, by way of New Holland. 

RAILROADS. 

Zanesville & Wilmington. 

INFIRMARIES. 

Within two miles of Washington, 500 acres of land, do- 
nated by Sanford Carder, on which is erected one of the most 
convenient and elegant Infirmaries in the State. Cost, $35,- 
000. 

BY MRS. RUSH. 

William Rush, an early pioneer, was born in Hampshire 
County, Virginia, on the 30th of October, 1782. He emigra- 
ted to Ross County, 0., in 1799. His father, John Rush 
died in 1800. He was a soldier in the Revolution. William 
Rush married Eleanore Ganes; she died in 1834. His present 
wife was Harriet Hanson. At the close of the war of 1812, 
he emigrated to Sugar Creek in Union Township. Mr. Rush 
was the last of the pioneers on Sugar Creek. 

James Vance was Sheriff of Fayette County two terms, is 
a farmer, a man of true worth and influence, a large stock- 
dealer. He held the office of Justice several terms. Harri- 
son Vance, William Vance, Isaac Vance, H. Vance, W. C. 
Vance, David Vance and J. J. Vance, descended from 
one stock, all men of character, tact and note as large farm- 
ers and stock dealers. Gen. Joseph Vance, was in the war of 
1812. lie served as Governor of Ohio, in lK3()-8, and repro- 



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sented the 4th Dist. in Congress several terras. Col. Joseph 
Vance, Sr., served in the French and Revolutionary wars. 
John King in the war of 1812, a farmer ; Robert Iron, first 
surveyor ; William Cockerall, first school teacher; John Iron, 
Trustee; William Boggs, shoemaker; J. and S. Coffin, tailors, 
a)id in the war of 1812 ; James Pollock, Reuben Purcell, car- 
penters, and in the war of 1812 ; Wm. Brannon, Sr., Wm. 
Branuon, Jr. and James Brannon, farmers; C. Coffman, Hi- 
ram Rush and N. Rush, farmers; Dr. L. Rush and Dr. B. 
Rush are sons of the late William Rush. 

BY JACOB SMITH. 

We have the following pioneer names : 

Ananias Allen, Madison Allen, James Allen, Joseph Allen, 
Jesse Allen, Benjamin Allen, and Ebeu Allen. Tliey live 
on Allen Run, sometimes called Big Run. They are men of 
large hearts, business qualifications, large farmers and stock 
dealers and useful citizens. Gen. Ethan Allen, of Revolu- 
tionary fame, and all the Aliens in America, are descended 
from Major Benjamin Allen, who fell in General Braddock's 
defeat, near Fort Pitt, in 1755. 

For many years Fayette was the reserve for the Indians, 
but as a race they have withered from our lands. Their ar- 
rows are yet plowed up, their springs are forsaken, their cab- 
ins are in ruins, their council fires gone out on our plains, 
and the war cry is heard no more. Their war dances have 
ceased, and slowly and mournfully they ascend the Rocky 
Mountains, and read their doom in the setting sun. Tliey 
are shrinking before the mighty tide of paleface emigration, 
which is pressing them into the Pacific Ocean. They will 
aeon be extinct, and hear the last roar of the last cannon of 
their white enemy, which will settle over their destiny 
forever. Ages hence the inquiring paleface, as he 
stands by some growing city, will ponder on the structure of 
their disturbed remains, and wonder to what manner of per- 
sons they belonged. Within the past year skeletons have 
been exhumed from the mounds of Fayette County, and it has 
been a question and a wonder to what manner of persons they 



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belonged. Soon the Native American, once numerous and 
powerful, will live only in the songs and chronicles of their 
exterminators. 

I will here, for the benefit of the readers of this record, in- 
sert the average ages of our race. From 1634 to 1812, — 74; 
from 1812 to 1836,-36; from 1836 to 1870,-33. Keader 
ponder over the degeneracy of your race! Ask the cause! 
At this ratio, the average will dwindle down to 18, in 1910. 
Fast living and intemperance is the cause. '■'■Return to first 
principles, and your days, according to the Bible, shall he 120 
years'' — Author. 

"Early rising, long life." 

"The lark is up to meet the sun, 

The bee is on the wing, 
The ant its labor has begun, 

The woods with music ring." 

In these fast days of degeneracy, no man is considered a 
gentleman unless he is dressed in broadcloth. This is a mis- 
take. He is no true gentleman, who, without provocation 
would treat with incivility the humblest of his race. It is a 
vulgarity for which no accomplishment of dress can ever atone. 
Show me the man who desires to make every one around him 
happy, and whose greatest solicitude is never to give cause 
of offense to any one, and I will show you a gentleman by na- 
ture and practice, though he may never have worn a suit of 
broadcloth, or never heard of a lexicon. I am proud to say 
for the honor of our race, there are men, in every throb of 
whose heart there is a solicitude for the welfare of mankind, 
and whose every breath is perfumed with kindness and benevo- 
lence to our species. 

Having given my views in regard to the characteristics of a 
gentleman, I will do the same in reference to the marks or accom- 
plishments of the true lady. In these latter days, fine dress, 
and g»udy appearance makes or constitutes the lady. This is 
not true. Principle and friendship in a woman constitutes 
her a lady, let her dress be ever so fine or shabby. Her re- 
gard for the character, honor and repute of her demeanor, lies 
deep within her heart. She never breaks her vows, and never 
counsels you to do an imprudent thing. She is man's best 



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friend. She loves with a natural love. Her devotion is genu- 
ine. She speaks to all classes, not exclusively to a few. True 
female friendship is to a man the bulwark, sweetness and or- 
nament of his existence. Our early pioneer mothers were all la- 
dies. Polite, cheerful, frank, social, and showed no distinction. 
All were treated alike. They could card, weave, and spin. Cold 
formality and arbitrary aristocracy, in those early days of 
purity and honesty, were never flaunted in "Love's true phi- 
losophy, — equality." 

See, the mountains kiss high heaven, 
And the rivers with the ocean, 
The winds of heaven mix forever 

With a sweet emotion, 
And the moonbeams kiss the sea. 
What are all these kisses worth, 

If, thou kiss not me? 

PIONEER TREE. 

Woodman, spare that tree, touch not a single bough. 

In youth it shelter'd me, and I'll protect it now. 

Twas my forefather's hand, that placed it near his hut. 

There, woodman, let it stand, thy ax shall harm it not. 

That old familiar tree, whose glory and renown, 

Are spread oe'r land and sea, and wouldst thou hew it down? 

Woodman, forbear thy stroke, cut not its earth-bound ties. 

Oh! spare that aged oak, now towering to the skies. 

When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade. 

In all their gushing joy, here too, my sisters played. 

My mother kissed me here, my father presse<l my hand. 

Forgive this foolish tear; — but let that old oak stand. 

My heart-strings round thee cling, close as thy bark, old friend. 

Here sliall the wild bird sing, and still thy branches bend. 

Old tree, the storm still brave! woodman, leave the spot, 

While Iv'e a hand to save, thy ax shall harm it not. 

Robert Smith emigrated from Virginia at an early day 
and settled in Ross County, near Bainbridge. From Ross he 
went to Fayette. When the war broke out in 1812, he served 
as a soldier, (his father was in the Revolution.) He was a 
farmer. His family consisted of Isaac, Alfred, James, David, 
William H., Henry C, Jerome, Charles W., Eliza, Emma and 
Mary. 

Oftentimes the owner of a valuable horse discovers a spavin 
making its appearance. A blister is applied, and often the 
hair comes off. Now, I here give you a pioneer's recipe, to 
grow out the hair. Take an old boot or shoe, burn to a coal. 
Pulverize and mix with lard. A few applications will cause 
the hair to grow on the bare place. 



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Edward Taylor was bora in Pennsylvania, February Sd 
1772. Hia father, William Taylor, was a soldier in the Revo- 
lution. After the close of the war, he emigrated to Kentucky, 
and then to the North-west ia 1793. During the Indian ^war 
he served as a spy. He located in now Ross. Purchased 
a tract of land of Joseph Carr, of Kentucky. He was the 
father of ten children. Edward Taylor, the subject of thig 
record, was his sixth son. Edward emigrated from Kentucky 
to Ross County in 1808, and to Fayette County, in 1815. 
His first wife was Nancy Roach, by whom he had three chil- 
dren; she died in Kentucky in 1807. He purchased 200 acres 
of Nathaniel Massie, on Main Paint and Taylor Run in 1815, 
and married Mary Smith, daughter of Edward Smith, by 
whom he had ten children : Rachel, Elizabeth, Edward, Nan- 
cy, Emily, Maggie and Washington. Edward Taylor is the 
patriarch of Fayette. In his one hundredth year, his mind 
unimpaired, health and general appetite good, he still, with 
the energetic aid of his wife, carries on the agricultural busi- 
ness on the old pioneer farm, which they have ocupied and 
successfully cultivated sixty-two years; and raised a large fami- 
ly, all married and doing well — some in Fayette, and some 
in adjacent counties, some in the West. 

Our early pioneer fathers, were fond of amusement. It is 
entirely false reasoning to suppose that any human being can 
devote himself exclusively to labor of any description. It 
will not do. Rest alone will not give him adequate relief. He 
must be amused; laugh, dance and enjoy himself. Hop, jump 
and run. Sing, eat, drink, and do as all our fathers have done. 
He must chat with his friends, exercise his mind, exciting 
gentle emotions; his body in agreeable demonstrations of activi- 
ty. The constitution of the human system requires this. It 
exacts a variety of influences and emotions. It will not re- 
main in health if it can not obtain that variety. But, here 
permit me to remark, ihit too much amusement affects it as 
injuriously, as too much sadness. Too much relaxa- 
tion is as pernicious as none at all. But to the industrious 
toiler, the sunshine of the heart is just as indispensable as the 
material sunshine is to the flower. Both soon pine away and 
die if deprived of it. King David danced before the Ark, and 
he was a man after CJod's heart. 



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ADVICE OP A PIONEER MOTHER. 

The Duty of a Mother. — She should be firm, gentle and 
kind; always ready to attend to the wants of her child. 
She should never laugh at him, at what he does that is cun- 
ning. Teach him to respect old age. Strive to inspire love, 
not dread ; respect, not fear; love to God, love to man. 

ANCIENT MUSIC. 

Our forefathers attributed our national victories, in a great 
measure, to the abundance of martial music in those days, 
which are now — in cosequence of the disbanding of the mili- 
tia in our State — unheard. Martial pioneer music calls back 
to the mind the "times that tried men's souls," and brings to 
our remembrance, the events of our patriotic pioneer fathers. 
Martial music dispels all fear from the breast of the soldier 
when he is marching forth to take his chances against the ene- 
my. Although the science of martial music was taught among 
all the ancients, it was the Greeks who first raised it to the 
degree of perfection to which it was entitled. Epaminondas, 
one of the most illustrious generals and heroes of Greece, ex- 
celled in martial music. The musical reputation of Orpheus 
is known to all the world. His beautiful daughter, Orida, 
"played with skill on the Tabor drum." Orpheus, for his skill, 
received a golden Tabor from Apollo, on which he played so 
skillfully that even the most rapid rivers ceased to flow, the 
savage beast forgot his wildness and ferocity, the mountains 
moved, and the tree-tops bent in humble submission. He 
gained admission to the palace of Pluto. The longevity of 
the ancients is attributable to ancient music. It improves 
the mental and physical health of mankind. It inspires the 
human breast with a sense of joy and gladness. It dispels 
sorrow and grief from the troubled ; animates and invigorates 
our spirits. Music calls back the joys of the past, when it 
wakes a glad remembrance of our youth. It tames the vio- 
lent passions, gives refinement to our stubborn will, and calms 
the gladiatorial rage of the strong man. It is no respector of 
persons or conditions of life, but its influence is felt by all, 
from the most boisterous tribes to the most refined and en- 



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lio-htftned nations. It invigorates and enlivens the laborer, 
when he returns from the toils of his daily ocupation to his 
humble cabin, and listens to the sweet notes of music. Shake- 
speare says: 

"The man that hath no music in his soul, 

And is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, 

Is only fit for treason, stratagems and spoils." 

To the war worn aud sun beaten pioneer, how beautiful it is, 
when the summer of youth has slowly wasted into the night- 
fall of age, and the shadow of past years grows deeper, as life 
wears on to its close, to look back through the vista of time, 
upon the sorrows and felicities of our earthly years. If we 
have a home to shelter our frail bodies, and hearts to rejoice 
us, and friends have been gathered together around our fire- 
sides the rough places of our wayfaring will have been worn 
and smoothed away in the twilight of life, while the sunny 
spots we have passed through will grow brighter and more 
beautiful. Happy indeed are those whose intercourse with 
the world has not changed the tone of holier feelings, or bro- 
ken those musical chords of the heart, whose vibrations are so 
melodious, so tender and touching in the evening of age. 

BY J. L. MYERS, ESQ. 

Hon. J. S. Beriman was an early settler in the forests of 
Fayette. He has the credit of establishing aud printing the 
first newspaper in the County. He has served his country in 
several important trusts, County Clerk, Judge, Representa- 
tive, and Clerk of that august body. He is now Mayor of 
Washington Court-house. 

Hon. Daniel McLean, an early settler and a merchant, 
has held the office of Judge, and is now President of the 
National Bank. He is a man of wealth and influence, pro- 
verbial for his honesty and benevolence. 

Joseph McLean, by ocupation a farmer. He was one of 
our early emigrants. A man of integrity and a useful citizen. 

William R. Millikan, editor and owner of the Fayette 
County Herald^ was born in Ross County, and when of age 
emigrated to the West, and then back to Fayette. He is a 
nephew of Jesse Millikan, an early pioneer, who was first 



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Postmaster and first Clerk of the Superior and Uomnion Pleas 
Courts of the County. Mr. Millikan lost his first wife, and 
took for his second, a daughter of the venerable John Kobin- 
son, of Ross County. 

BY MRS. BEERLEY. 

Lieut. John Millikan was one of fhe first permament 
pioneers to the Scioto Valley. Was a man of prominence and 
influence. During the war of 1812, he served as a Lieuten- 
ant. Was the father of William R. Millikan, present editor 
of the Fayette County Herald. Lieutenant Millikan died in 
1813, lamented and respected by all who knew him. His 
father served in the Revolution. 

Judge James Beaty emigrated to Fayette County in 
1818. Washington had but few log cabins, the County but 
seven Townships sparsely settled. Deer and game of smaller 
species were in abundance. His grandfather, George Beaty, 
served as a minute man, during the protracted war of the 
Revolution. His father was Charles Beaty, who died in 
1850, aged 85. Judge Beaty was in the war of 1812, under 
Captain Isaac Heiskell, brother of the late John Heiskell, of 
Clark County, and uncle to D. 0. Heiskell, of South Charles- 
ton, a brave Virginian, who was the son of a veteran of the 
Revolution, Adam Heiskell. i\.bout the time the enemy 
were preparing to attack Fort Stevenson, the frontiers were 
in great danger, and General Harrison wrote to the Governor 
of Virginia, to send to his aid the volunteer riflemen, organ- 
ized under the State Laws. Captain Heiskell, on getting the 
news, was soon on the war path. This was named the general 
call. Judge Beaty was then but 18 years old. He belonged 
to the company and was one of the first to volunteer in the 
defense of the frontiers, exposed to the British and Indians. 
The march was tedious and long. No ruads nor public con- 
veyances, but wild traces and trails made by the savages. 
They suffered untold privations and hardships until 
they arrived at head-quarters at Upper Sandusky, where 
were collected 8,000 militia, under Gen. McArthur. The troops 
having arrived at Upper Sandusky, formed the Grand Army 
of the Northwest. Judge Beaty helped to erect Fort Meigs. 



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Judge Beaty was elected and commisaioncd au Associate 
Judge in 1847, and served with great acceptance until the 
new Constitution was adopted. Judge Beaty is a strong 
minded, enterprising man, possessed of an iron will; a man of 
sense and sound judgment and every way qualified for the 
honor conferred upon him. lie is an honorable man, strict 
and close in business, but honest and benevolent, kind to the 
poor. He was born in Virginia in 1793, and is now 78 years 
old. He holds his age remarkably well. His family record is, 
Newton, Milton, James, Mary, Henry and Ferman, son-in-law. 
Newton is a farmer and stock dealer, Milton farmer and 
preacher, James farmer, Mary married Henry Ferman. They 
occupy the old homestead, and the Judge makes his home with 
them. In religion, the Judge is a Presbyterian. 




WAYNE TOWNSHIP. 



BY A. AND J. DEWITTE. 

John DeWitte, Esquire, was born December 9th, 1785, 
iu Clark County, Kentucky, and emigrated to Ross County, 
OldTowu, 179G. He purchased l,000acreson Turkey run, now 
Wayne Township, Fayette County, in 1805. He married 
Polly Barker April 11th, 1808, by whom he had ten children 
— Euline, Jane, Anderson, Dartington, Decater, Greenup, 
Rachel, John, Jessee, Candes ; all married, and have families. 
John DeWitte served as a soldier during the war of 1812 ; he 
served as a justice several terms, and during his life served 
in several other important township offices. His house was 
the headquarters of Governor McArthur, Massie, Douglas, 
Croton, Kendrick, Allen, Thurman, Randolph, Clay, Critten- 
den, and other prominent men of the South and West. Pe- 
ter DeWitte, father of John, emigrated from Germany to 
America at an early day ; he was in the Revolutionary War, 
and was an early pioneer to Kentucky ; a friend of Boone 
and Kenton. He died soon after the war of '12, aged 90, his 
wife died at the age of 92. John, the subject of this record, 
built the first cabin in now Wayne Township, then a wilder- 
ness inhabited by Indians and wild beasts of prey ; no roads, 
nothing but Indians' trails and bridle paths; no mills and no 
conveniencies, he had to encounter every hardship incident to 
pioneer life ; dangers seen and unseen to early pioneers. 

On Esquire DeWitte's farm are the earth-works. The mound 
is about 100 feet high, and in circumference about one mile ; 
on the top it is level, and contains near ten acres ; on the 
west side is the deep basin or pool, in circumference about 
eighty rods. There are three deep inclined passages running 
from the surface below to the top of the fort or mound. For 
past ages it was the camp of Big John and his war tribe. On 
the east side is the oldest cemetery in the county, donated to 
the public by Mr. DeWitte, Esq. In this ancient depository 



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ol" the dead, are the remains of John DeWitte, Esq., and 
wife ; over their graves their children have erected costly and 
beautiful monuments, showing the respect and love they have 
for their lamented parents. 

Jessee is the owner of the old ancient homestead, the old 
brick house, having been built in 1822. It still stands as a 
monument to tell the place where lived and died John De- 
Witte, Esq., who was known for his honesty, benevolejice, and 
hospitality. In religion, he was a regular Baptist ; his latch- 
string was always out during associations, and the weary 
pioneer preacher found shelter and comfort. 

BY ANDERSON DEWITTE. 

Camp meeting ground, on the south side of Chillicothe 
pike, most beautifully situated on a high, dry piece of ground, 
a truly romantic forest grove interspersed with native orna- 
mental trees, inexhaustible supply of sulphur water of the best 
quality. The ground had been in past ages the cemetery of 
some ancient race, large in physical structure, as skeletons 
have been exhumed measuring seven and seven and one-half 
feet in length. 

Anderson DeWitte was born August 23d, 1813, on the 
homestead, east of Washington four miles, on Turkey creek, 
Wayne Township. He lived with his father until of age ; he 
married Miss Elizabeth Hare, daughter of Hon. Geo. Hare, 
now of McDonnough County, Illinois, who emigrated from 
Ross County, Ohio, in 1850. Mr. Hare was an early pioneer 
to Ross County, and, during his residence there, he was popu- 
lar and favorably known — a man of note and prominence. 
Soon after his settling in his new locality he wa^- elected to 
the General Assembly of his newly adopted State ; he is still 
living, and enjoys good health and the society of his numer- 
ous friends and relatives. 

Mr. DeWitte, soon after his marriage, purchased land of his 
father, and moved on it; he still purchased, until he is the 
owner of 1,000 acres. Mr. DeWitte has been during his life 
a large and extensive dealer in fine stock — such as horses, 
cattle, mules, and hogs ; and he has been engaged in shipping 
for the past several years, horses, cattle, mules, and hogs to 



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the Eastern markets, and has had imported fine stock from 
Europe. His stalls of yearly bulls are unsurpassed for pure 
blood and model beauty, and for many years he has been the 
successful man for important premiums at State and County 
Fairs. 

Mr. DeWitte is the father of twelve children, all living and 
possessing sound minds and good health ; their names are as 
follows : Mary C, Semantha, Thomas Hamer, called after the 
lamented Gen. Thomas L. Hamer, of Brown County, Ohio, 
Joauu, Harvey, Elizabeth, Hannah Bell, John, Martin, Jane 
Almeda, George, Crittenden, named after the late Hon. John 
J. Crittenden, of Kentucky. Mr. DeWitte, in religion, is a 
Methodist, and in politics, a Democrat. He has often been 
urged to run for office, but always refused, having no aspira- 
tion in that way. He is a man of great energy of character, 
enterprise, and frucrality. He is intelligent, and generally en- 
tertains his friends in a social talk when they call on him; his 
health is unimpaired, and he bids fair to live yet many years. 

BY W. R. HUKILL. 

Richard Hukill emigrated to Ohio in 1805, then Ross 
County, and purchased six hundred acres of land in the woods 
of Peter Harper, paying ^900 ; he lost this purchase, Har- 
per's title having proved a fraud. He then purchased three 
hundred acres of John L. Choier, in Wayne Township, now 
Fayette county. 

The following are the names of Richard Hukill's children 
who emigrated with him : Nathan, David, Zebulan, Herold, 
Stephen, Noah, Zachariah, Naoma, Polly, Nancy. Richard 
Hukill was one of the first Trustees of Wayne Township. In 
religion, a Baptist. He died in 1854. Noah Hukill was the 
first inn-keeper ; he still occupies the old farm. The names 
of his children are : W. R. Hukill, Esq., who has served as 
justice several terms, also as treasurer and school director, 
Maggie Hukill married W. R. Dixon. 

The following pioneer names by W. R. Hukill: Philip 
Harper, Adam Rions, William Baker, James Baker, William 
Barker, John L. Choier, Samuel Choier, John Merret, Henry 
Thurman, one of the first justices of the peace, J. Smith, J. 

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Carter, Daniel Hopper, Wm. Harper, Peter Deull, Gilbert 
Yeoman, Stephen Hill, Humphrey Warren, Peleg Rogers, 
William Ware, Henry Byran, John Archer, Samuel Blain, S. 
Keller, Samuel Orr, Felta Post, Christopher Popejoy, George 
Poor, Isaac Aylshire, John McCoy, who were all farmers, and 
did much to open and improve the wilderness ; but a ma- 
jority of them have passed away from the stage of action. 

Among the most prominent and useful men of the town- 
ship at the present time are Nathan Coffman, Milton Hegler, 
Ira Yeoman, Jacob Eyeman, Hamilton Rogers, John Hukill, 
Anderson DeWitte, Jesce White, William S. Rogers, T. N. 
MeElwain, William McElwain, John Smith, John R. Dixon, 
Stephen Geringer, W. B. Rodgers, John Simmin, Philip Mc- 
Williams, Thomas McCoy, John H. Parrott, John Sellars. 

The first store in the township was opened by Bush & Co., 
at McElwain's tan-yard, now Good Hope. James and Wal- 
ler Yeoman built the first flour-mill in the township, which 
stood near the site of the fine mill of Joseph Bonham's, on 
Paint creek, in the village of Rock Mills. The first still- 
house in the township was erected by Christopher Popejoy, 
on the large farm of Rev. Boyd. The first hotel in the town- 
ship was kep.t by Noah Hukill, on the farm where he now 
lives. Among thn first school teachers were Andrew Hays 
and Thomas Finny. And one of the first school-houses in 
the township was built on the farm of the heirs of Malloo, 
once the old Hukill farm. 

The first ministers were Daniel Hays, James Burbridge, 
Mr. Alkire, Samuel Wilson, Dr. George Zimmerman, a half 
Shane Indian and a successful doctor. Rev. T. H. Dewees 
keeps store at present in Rock Village — see Good Hope Busi- 
ness Directory, by Wm. Davis, on another page. 

Among the many good things of Wayne Township are two 
tile factories for the making of drain tiles, which are car- 
ried on by Hegler k Co. and J. Wilier. The first churches 
were built by the Baptists. The Baptists have two churches, 
and the Methodists one, and the Dunkards one. There is a 
good school-house in every district, and the merry shouts of the 
scholars can be heard in every nook and corner of old Wayne. 
This is what the hand of time and improvement has done. 



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The forests have, become cleared out and the land improved. 
Once what used to be the home of the Indian, the wild tur- 
key, panther, bear, and deer has given place to civilization 
and intelligence. 

Ira Yeoman is our most successful wheat farmer ; he has 
held the important office of Township Treasurer fourteen 
years, to the entire approval of the community. In this town- 
ship is one of the best houses in the county — it is the resi- 
dence of Milton Hegler, Esq., which stands as a monument 
of architecture and wealth, on his model farm of 1,500 acres, 
located in the east end of Fayette and west end of Ross 
counties, on the pike leading from Chillicothe to Washington 
Court-House. Streams running through the township are 
Main Paint creek, Indian creek, Turkey run, Hukill run, 
Papaw run, and Davis lick. Wayne Township was named 
after the brave, mad Anthony Wayne. The face of the town- 
ship is level, and a little rich rolling soil. The inhabitants 
are honest, industrious, frugal, and hospitable. She has the 
honor of having the oldest man and woman within her limits 
in the county — see another page in the townships. 

BY MRS. DAVIS. 

Isaac Smith emigrated from Virginia to now Wayne Town- 
ship at an early date, and settled near the waters of Main 
Paint. His sons, Zach., John, Alexander, James and Isaac, 
are all farmers. James lives on the old farm. John Smith 
served several terms to entire satisfaction. Alexander was 
assessor several years, and made a very popular one. 

Martin Groves emigrated from Hampshire County, Vir- 
ginia, at an early, to now Fayette. He settled on Main Paint ; 
he served in the war of 1812 ; he was by occupation a farmer, 
and made a good neighbor. He had five sons, Josiah, Noah, 
Martin, Christopher, and David. Josiah is dead ; Noah lives 
in Ross County as a farmer ; Martin is a farmer and large 
stock dealer, and is now erecting a large pork-house; his house 
is situated two miles east of Washington, on the Chillicothe 
pike ; Cnristopher is a farmer in Illinois ; David was drowned 
in Paint creek, in his sixth year ; he was, for his age, a very 
promising child. 



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BY MRS. ROBERT m'ELWAIN, NOW 87, WIPE OF CAPTAIN 
ROBERT m'eLWAIN. 

Captain Kobert McElwaine emigrated from Kentucky to 
Fayette in 1810, and settled on Indian creek, a noted place for 
Indians and game. His family consisted of his wife and 
three children — Jane, John C.,and William. Jane and John 
C. are dead; William followed the occupation of a merchant 
and farmer. After arriving in Fayette, Mrs. McElwain had 
seven children — Ozee, wife of Ira Yeoman ; Robert T. was a 
tanner; he died in 1848, and left a wife and three children in 
Missouri; Nancy Stukey, wife of Simon Stukey ; they had 
nine children — five boys; Robert N., Jacob, Samuel, William 
M., and John are all farmers and stock dealers ; Maggie, Mary, 
Ozee, and Axy are all single ; Samuel McElwain died on the 
route to California ; Thomas N. McElwain is a farmer and 
stock dealer, and occupies the old homestead; his family, 
John IL, Ozee and Jane are dead ; Annie ; Samuel N., is a far- 
mer; William R. and Lewis A.; Eliza is the wife of Ander- 
son Rowe — she is dead, but left one child, William T. Rowe ; 
Minerva is also dead; Jane had one son — Robert; John had 
nine children : William R., Robert, John T., Maria J., Emily, 
Usebie, Minerva, Samuel, and Alfred J. The following are 
William's children: Mary J., Nancy, John -N., Thomas B., 
Eliza, Henrietta, Eva, Robert T., and Willie. John N. is a 
clerk in the Treasurer's Office at Washington city ; Thomas 
B. is an attorney at Washington C. H. Robert's children are 
as follows : Susan J., John W., and Esther T. John W., far- 
mer ; served in the late war ; Susan, teacher. Capt. Robert 
McElwain served as captain of a rifle company during the war 
of 1812; while in the service he was elected a justice, and 
served nine years. He also, during his life, held several im- 
portant civil offices. He was a man of influence ; a useful 
citizen ; kind and benevolent to the poor ; his latch-string at 
all times hung out. He died in his 48th year, respected and 
lamented by relatives and friends. William McElwain was in 
the revolutionary war. 

Benjamin Rogers emigrated from Virginia to Fayette in 
1807, and settled on Indian creek, in the forest. His neigh- 



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bors were Indians and beasts of prey. He was in the war of 
1812. His children are scattered ; Jackson, Hamilton, and 
William live in Wayne Township, and are farmers. Mrs. 
Benjamin Rogers died in 1871, in her 91st year. 

William Campbell emigrated to Fayette in 1814 ; was in 
the war of 1812 ; a farmer. 

Peter Eyman was an early emigrant ; a farmer. His sons, 
Samuel and Jacob, both farmers. 

Hassard Hopkins was an early settler ; was a farmer. 

Richard Stuky was an early settler. He was the father 
of David, Abraham, Jacob, Jack, James, William and John. 

David, William, and Jacob Frees were early settlers on 
Indian Creek. John Simerson was an early settler. James 
Kerr was an early settler. William, Jerry, and Andrew are 
his sons ; occupations, farmers. 

Thomas Dixon was a private in the revolutiouar}'^ war, un- 
der Gen. George Washington ; he received a pension during 
his life. He emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky, where he 
died in 1848. His sou, Thomas Dixon, Jr., was in the war of 
1812; he went from Bedford County, Virginia. He emi- 
grated from Virginia to Wayne Township, Fayette County, in 
1833, where still lives, in his 78th year. His son, Abner, 
lives in Madison Township, following the occupation of a 
farmer and stock dealer. John Kelly Dixon, Wm. Richard 
Dixon, Giles Dixon, and Henry Dixon are all farmers and 
stock dealers, and live in Wayne Township, except Richard, 
who lives in Union. Susan Dixon married Wm. DeWitte, and 
lives in Wayne Township ; Jane Dixon married Benjamin 
Davis, farmer; these were the daughters of Thomas Dixon, 
Jr. The Dixon family present a noble war record, having in 
every national war in our country volunteered and rallied 
under the flag of the Union. They descend from the ancient 
stock of Dixous, who were noted for their valor and honesty. 
Henry Dixon was in the war of the late rebellion three years. 

Jacob Davis, father of Mrs. Abner Dixon, emigrated 
to Fayette County with his father, Benjamin Davis, from 
North Carolina, in the year 1802. Benjamin Davis was drum 



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major in the revolution, and in the war of 1812. Ellen 
Davis, mother of Mrs. Abner Dixon, was born in Virginia in 
1807, and now lives on the old homestead on Main Paint 
creek. Benjamin Davis died in 1837. John, Benjamin, Wil- 
liam, Sarah, Ellen, and Jacob A. are the children of Jacob 
and Ellen Davis. Susan is dead. 

William Wilkins was born in Surana County, Virginia, 
and emigrated to the Little Wabash, Fayette County, in 1816. 
The woods were full of game of every kind. He was the 
father of six sons and four daughters — living in Indiana. 
Mr. Wilkins was in the war of 1812, in Virginia. 

Christopher Coffman emigrated from Kentucky at an 
early day with his family, and settled in Wayne. His two 
sons live yet; Nathan on the old farm, very wealthy; Samuel 
lives on Sugar creek; occupation, farmer and stock merchant. 

Stephen Yeoman, father of all the Yeomans, emigrated 
from York State at a very early date, and settled on Main 
Paint, near Rockville ; he built the first brick house on Main 
Paint. His sons, James, Walter, and Samuel Yeoman, who 
was the father of Colonel S. N. Yeoman, now a large dry- 
goods merchant in Washington. The colonel served as a 
brave and popular commander in the late rebellion. Ira 
Yeoman, son of James Yeoman, occupies the old homestead. 
Enos, Ely, Len, Milton, Allen, and Jackson are sons of Wal- 
ter Yeoman, and are all successful and useful farmers but the 
colonel, whose occupation is a merchant, as above stated Mrs. 
Samuel Yeoman is still living in Washington, occupying the 
residence of her late lamented husband, Samuel Yeoman, Esq. 

BY BENJAMIN DAVIS. 

Jacob A. Davis, it will be remembered, was drowned in 
the Ohio river, at Scott's Landing, during the time of the 
Morgan raid. He was a member of Captain Greener's Com- 
pany (E), First Regiment, Fayette County Malitia. 

William Irwin and his wife, Betty, emigrated to Wayne 
Township at an early day. They never had children ; both 
are dead. Nathan Coffman now owns his farm. 



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Benjamin Davis built the first horge-mill in the county. 
He purchased a book in 1781, for which he paid forty-five 
dollars; in the book is inscribed the following: 

" Don't s'eal this book for fear of shame, 
For above there is the owner's name." 

The portrait and name is in the book : " T. Dilworth, author ; 
printed and sold in the year MDCCLXXIX." 

David GtARRINGER emigrated at an early day. His son, 
David, married Serimo Yeoman, by whom he had nine chil- 
dren, as follows: Sarah, Angeline, Manda, Semautha, Osa D., 
Albert, Stephen, Thomas B., and James J. ; all living. They 
never employed a doctor, using roots and herbs. When he 
died he left $10,000 to each child He was a successful, safe 
farmer and stock raiser; he was a Baptist, and a good neigh- 
bor, and attended to his own business. 

BY MRS. m'eLWAIN. 

George Heath was a very early settler in Wayne Town- 
ship. During the war of 1812 his brother was killed by an 
Indian, and, in retaliation, he killed an Indian, and stuck 
him in the cedar hole; he shot an Indian on the high banks 
of Main Paint; he was in the war of 1812. By occupation, 
a farmer. He was the father of two sons and eio;ht daugh- 
ters; the sons dead; girls all dead but Anna Wilson, Eliza- 
beth McCartney, and Matilda Hixon ; her husband, Reuben 
Hixon, who lives in Good Hope, owns a saw and grist-mill; 
also a farmer and stock dealer, and a man of enterprise. 

GOOD HOPE DIRECTORY. 

Joseph Duens, John D. Raper, and Mr. Bodwell, dry 
goods metchants; Marian Peel, drugs; A. W. Ross, grocer; 
George ^ulwider, shoe store ; Sant Sears and James Davis, 
blacksmiths ; Nancy Ann Sanderson, milliner ; James Harper 
and Jonathan Rife, broom-makers; Reuben and Geo. Hixon, 
millers; Joseph Parker, justice; Abram Baker, physician; 
Marian Peel, livery stable ; Isaac Bainter, Isaac Depoy, W. 
B. Depoy, James Murry, Joseph Parker, and Robert Scott, 
carpenters ; Daniel Goen and Mr. Clinedenst, wagon and bug- 



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gy makers ; C. W. Bostwick, J. W. Parker, Rev. Barber, 
and Rev. Baker, preachers ; Turner and Dewese, school trus- 
tees ; one Baptist and one Methodist Church. 

Edward Shobe was an early settler ; a tanner ; his family 
moved West. 

Isaac Draise was an early settler ; a farmer ; married the 
sister of Peter BufSnbarger; he was killed by the cars. 

BY BENJAMIN DAVIS. 

Felta Post was an early settler in Wayne Township ; a 
farmer ; was in the war of 1812. He raised a family of nine 
children; six boys living. Jacob lives on the old farm; An- 
drew lives in Union Township, and is a large land holder ; 
Ella lives in Union ; John N. lives near Martinsburgh, as a 
farmer; Wesley, farmer; Abram, ftirnier, lives in Jasper 
Township. 

Henry Sawyers was an early settler of Wayne ; cleared 
and owned the farm Benjamin Davis, Jr., now owns. He 
moved to Madison Township, Madison County, Ohio, in 1850 ; 
had no children. 

Charles and Young Stafford were emigrants from North 
Carolina in 1800, when the Indians and wolves were the in- 
habitants. They were noted hunters; were both in the war 
of 1812; both raised large families. A. Jackson and Chas. 
Stafford, Jr., live in Fayette County ; Zerubabel in Califor- 
nia, now in Nevada, a single man. He has four girls in Fay- 
ette County, who are married; one in Indiana. Charles 
Stafford had five sons — Robinson, Solomon, Waynion, Stephen, 
and Charles, who were farmers, millers, &c. Five girls, all 
married; three dead. The following are the names of his 
daughters : Rachel, Rebecca, Nancy, Jane, and Hannah. 
Jane and Rebecca are living near Stanton. 

Rev. John Boyd settled in Wayne Township on his large 
tract of land of 1,000 acres, in 1843, and moved to Marietta in 
1848. He was a man of talent; he belonged to the Covenan- 
ter order ; he was a son of Dr. John Boyd, and grandson of 
General Boyd, of the revolution. 



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Daniel Davis emigrated from Virginia to Fayette in 1818, 
and settled in Wayne Township. His sons, who came 
with him, were : G. W., Thomas, Joseph, Robert, and Polly. 
G. W. Davis, farmer and millwright, carpenter and black- 
smith ; he occupies the old homestead. Thomas is dead ; 
Joseph was in the war of the rebellion, and belonged to the 
cavalry, and died of sickness ; Robert's occupation, a shoe- 
maker, in Rockville ; never was married ; Polly married Dan- 
iel Figgins, a farmer. Gr. W. Davis had five sons — Armanus, 
James M., Henry C, Scott H., and Milton. They were in 
the late rebellion, and returned home sound. James was a 
lieutenant in the 114th O. V. I. 

Capt. John Lowery was in the war of 1812; he was an 
early settler; says he is now 101 years old, and lives on his 
farm ; he still walks about, but is rather feeble. His wife is 
still living. 

John Hopper was an early settler ; he is dead. His sons 
are Jacob, John, Hinton, and Henry ; the girls are Betty, 
Nancy, Polly, Margaret, Jane, and Sarah. Jacob, Sarah, and 
Polly are dead ; John is a farmer, and lives in Indiana ; Hin- 
ton owns the old homestead, and is a farmer and large land- 
holder ; Henry lives in Missouri ; Margaret married Abraham 
McCoy, farmer, trader in stock, &c. ; balance of the girls 
live outside of the county; Polly is dead; Sarah died in Fay- 
ette County ; Nancy, wife of John Hopper, went to Indiana 
on a visit and died ; she was an excellent woman. 

The following are the children of Benjamin Davis, omitted 
by Mrs. Ellen Davis in her record, but given in by Benjamin 
Davis, Jr. : 

John, Hiram, Joel, Zerubable, Ester, Sarah, and Polly. 
John was a tanner and farmer; Hiram is a farmer, and the 
father of thirteen children ; had five boys in the late war • 
Joel, farmer; Zerubable is dead; girls all married ; Saraband 
Polly are dead. 

William Snyder was an early settler ; he was a farmer 
and wholesale stock shipper. John Snyder, brother to Wil- 
liam, is dead ; was a farmer. William Snyder, Jr., lived on 
the old farm until 18G8, and then sold out and moved to To- 
peka, Kansas. 



PERRY TOWNSHIP. 



BY S. FISHER AND T. MOON. 

This Township is one of the original Townships, — taken from 
the territory of Ross. It is well watered by the several bran- 
ches of Paint running through; the surface is generally level 
and very productive ; farmers wealthy and their improve- 
ments good and substantial. The following are the names of 
pioneer and early settlers handed in by Samuel Fisher, Esq , 
and T. Moon : Kobert Irvin, farmer and surveyor; John King, 
a minister and served in the war of 1812, he was a farmer; 
John Orr, merchant and farmer; Samuel Edwards, farm- 
er and mill-wright, and was in the war of 1812; Robert 
Scott, a farmer and served as Justice of the Township 
two terms; Robert Anderson, farmer, was in the war of 1812; 
David Garringer, carpenter; James Crothers, farmer; he served 
as an Associate Judge two terms; he was a man of talent and 
influence, and ably represented the County in the Legislature 
two terms; William S. Cockerill, farmer and school teacher, 
was in the war of 1812; John Priddy, a neat farmer and be- 
nevolent man; John Smith, farmer; Barnabas Cochran, farmer; 
Solomon Tracy, farmer, was in the war of 1812, a brave man; 
Warner Tracy, a farmer; John Beard, farmer; Mathias Van- 
deman, farmer; he served as a soldier in the war of 1812, a 
man well known; Samuel Sollars, farmer; Conrad Goodright, 
farmer, was in the war of 1812; Samuel Mooney, farmer and 
was a Judge of the Court; Richard, Jacob and Abner Tod- 
hunter, were all farmers and good neighbors; Robert Eyre, 
a farmer, and served Perry Township twenty-one years as 
Justice of the Peace, and Fayette County nine years as a Com- 
missioner; he was a man of prominence; his constituents 
placed confidence in him; James Smith, Sr., was a neat farmer; 
Isaac Henderson, farmer and trader; William Linnis, farmer 
and tanner; John Doster, Nathaniel Bonner, Isaac McAdams 
and Thomas McAdams, were all successful and hardy farmers. 
Thomas Stout erected the first mill in Perry Township; John 



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Christy was the first school teacher in the Township. The 
first Methodist class organized in Fayette County was held in 
John King's cabin; the class leader was the venerable John 
King, father of Methodism in Fayette County. William 
Pierson and his father were farmers; Thomas Ellis, farmer and 
first cooper, was the founder of the village of Martinsburg. 
The first school-house in the Township was built on the farm 
of llobert Scott, Esq., the first church on the farm of Barna- 
bas Cochran; the first store was kept by Thomas Ellis, Jr., in 
Martinsburg; first house carpenter, David Carringer. 

MOUNDS AND RELICS. 

Large skeletpns have been exhnmed from an acient burial 
depot on the farm of William Bush; one was found in an up- 
right, erect position. There was, as late as 1811, an Indian 
camp near a large Sulphur Spring on the farm of Robert 
Scott, Esq., also a mound on the same farm. 

Cedar Blufi" is a place of note, wild and romantic, called 
by the Indians MoUie's Leap. Cedar Pond is a deep water 
under the cliff's, surrounded by tall and majestic Cedar trees. 
It was in early days a place of great resort by noted and dar- 
ing hunters, a celebrated place for game. It was the property 
of Mathias Vandeman, who was the original owner, but has 
now fallen into the hands of Anderson Iriom, Esq. 

NAMES OF EARLY PIONEER HUNTERS. 

George and Samuel Viniger, James Stewart, John Hase, 
David Baldwin, John Gest and Hamer H. Harmer. 

SECOND SETTLERS. 

William Smith, tanner ; John Orr, merchant and farmer, 
also stock dealer; Z. Bryant, farmer and blacksmith; Matthew 
Anderson, farmer and stock dealer; William Sturgeon, farmer 
and miller; William King, farmer, justice, school teacher and 
minister; Elias Brakefield, William Merchant and John C. 
Capps, all successful farmers; Samuel Hains, farmer, stock 
dealer, and breeder; Truatin Adams, large farmer and retired 
merchant; Anderson Irwin, Harrison Britton, Isaac Johnson, 



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Jacob Brakefield and Nathan Cory, are all enterprising farm- 
ers, stock dealers and importers; Alexander Beatty, farmer 
and wholesale stock merchant; Robert Templeton, farmer; 
William Bush, farmer, stock raiser and breeder; Robert Adams, 
farmer and laborer; Albert Adams, farmer; James Watt, 
George Meade, James Devoss, Louis Doster, Peter Stout, Wil- 
liam Eyre, Joseph Tracy, Thomas Cockerill and John Tod- 
hunter, farmers; Levi Ellis, Henry Lewis and Geshrow Ber- 
dew, a retired merchant and nursery man, a useful man in so- 
ciety; Richard Williams, stone cutter and merchant, the first 
of his ocupation, the most honest and honorable, is an en- 
terprising citizen and a useful man; Thomas Fishback, wheel- 
wright, a good mechanic; Amos Todhunter, a good practical 
tiller of the soil; Alfred Todhunter, a successful worker in 
good soil; Harman Ellis, farmer and school teacher, William 
Chew, farmer and a successful producer; Levi Tracy and Sam- 
uel Fisher, farmers. 

SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, ETC. ' 

The number of school-houses within the Township is nine; 
five are new and four rather on the old pioneer order. The 
number of churches, four, three Methodist and one Quaker, 
or sometimes called Friends. There is also one water mill 
on Main Paint, owned by William Sturgeon. There is one 
town or village, called New Martinsburg. It is a flourishing 
town, having three dry goods stores, one drug store, one gro- 
cery and two blacksmith shops, all doing a good business. 

, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS — 1870. 

Wm Smith, John Todhunter and William Wauln, Trust- 
ees; Clerk, H. Ellis; Treasurer, Elmer Welchimer; Landview- 
er, H. E^is; Constable, H. Reese; Assessor, H. Reese; Jus- 
tices, W. A. King and R. E. Jones. 

Physicians in Martinsburg are, Doctors Jones and Mormon, 
men of talent and succesful practitioners. 

Perry Township claims to have the oldest citizens in the 
County. The following are their names, a majority of whom 
have emigrated to the haven of repose: Richard Tolefero, age 
96; E. C. Hans, 84; Jacob Todur, 80; John Beaty, 85; Peter 



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Stout, 81; William Lancing, 97; Thomas Green, 85; Eli Goods, 
98; E. Jones, 86; William Carson, 82; Phillip Stout, St., 87; 
Willliam Stout, 78; all serrved in the wars of the Revolution 
or 1812. William Gary, Reese Gary, Jonathan Hand, Thom- 
as Ellis, Solomon Reese, William Eyers, Jacob Kellen, W. 
Merchant and Lewis Goodnight, ages not reported; were, and 
are, tillers and improvers of the soil and did their duty in 
subduing the forests of Fayette, and making fertile fields; 
they are, as the poet says: 

"The mightj' fathers of the West, 
! Their arduous labors Heaven has blessed." 

I am through with the names and records handed in by 

Mr. Samuel Fisher and Capt. Thomas Moon, who has recently 

passed away. 

NEW MARTINSBURG DIRECTORY. 

From the maps of Fayette County, 1967. Williams & Kred- 
ler, dry goods, grocers, hardware and notions. Main street; 
M. P. & T. K Perdue, dealers in nursery trees, flowers and 
shrubbery; J. S. Jones, physician and surgeon; Willam Eyre, 
Peter Stout, P. W. Smith, Mrs. Doster, Louis Doster, J .T. Dos- 
ter. Present settlers: H. S. Orr, A. V. Orr, W. H. Orr, J. S Orr, 
Matthew Anderson, W. A. King, A. R. Iron, H. Britton, J. 
M. Johnson, Trustin Adams, S Tracy, F. A. Tracy, James 
Pridy, Eli Brakefield, Jefferson Brakefield, T. R. Cockerill, 
T. G. Cockerill, James Smith, Barkly Doster, J. P. Todhun- 
ter, A. R. Todhunter, Barney Eldrick, Wm. Eyre, Jabez 
Smith- Len. Ellis, John Fisher, Samuel Fisher, David W. El- 
lis, Lewis Carson, George J. Booden, T. R. Perdue, Eli Coop- 
er, Joseph Walm, Joshua Walm, Ambrose Carson, William 
Carson, Alfred Todhunter, William Jury, D. Brown, Elijah 
Doggett, Jacob Todhunter, H. B. Lines, C. Doggett, N. Bales. 

BALLAD TO JOE BROWN, AN EARLY PIONEER BAKER OP THE 

NORTH WEST. 

Air — Am I a Soldier, etc. 

Joe Brown, he was a baker man. 

A baker man was Joe, 
He ne'er was known to want for aught, 

And yet he kneaded dough. 



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To never cheat his customers, 

This man was enrly taught; 
And yet his loaves were always light, 

His pie crust rather short. 

And he was generous hearted too, 

And kind unto the needy, 
And neat an tasty in his dress, 

Although his cakes were seedy. 

With him none dare to bandy jokes, 
Whene'er he sought the marts, 

For well they knew his repartees, 
Were sharper than his tarts. 

When age at last, o'ertook the man. 

His form grew bent and sore, 
And like the cakes he used to bake, 

His head was frosted o'er. 

And when he died, all mourned his loss 

With no sectarian bias, 
For he had been a friend to all, 

A good man and a pie-ous. 

HIS EPITAPH. 

Beneath this crust of upheaved earth 

A pioneer baker lies. 
And like the rolls he used to mould, 

We hope at last he'll rise. 

Len. Ellis, R. P. Ellis, John Peitsmeyer, Samuel Massie, 
Elijah Ellis, R. and T. Ellis, Jonathan Denton, Z. Smith, 
R. Ayers, James Cockerill, Joseph Doster, M. Doster, A. W. 
Carter, Thomas Cockerill, Lewis Doster, J. H Giller, M. 
Dates, Wm. Line, J. D. Lucas, Samuel Crooks, E. W. Lines, 
James Bonnor, J. T. Bonnor, William Taylor, E. Lucas, 
Jonah Bonnor, Thomas McLeory, Thomas Wallice, Joseph 
McGregor, James McConnett, Burgess Ball, A. R. Adams, 
John Bush, A. Adams, J. Bush, widower; William Bush, C. Z. 
Nead, James Bush, A. Beatty, John Solars, George Monroe, 
James Devoss. Allen Sollars, William Rogers, Alexander 
Beaty, N. Corey, Teddy Ritter, N. Coffman, Hiram Lines, A. 
Jones, Levi Brakefield, J. Brakefield, Jacob Brakefield, J. N. 
Johnson, M. Johnson, James Patterson, A. Walker, W. H. 
Serill, Anderson Iron, Nathan Edwards, Elias Tracy, M. 
Scott. N. Pope, Samuel Ficcer, W. A. King, Thomas Bedoss, 
A. Walker, William King, S. Coffman, John King, Z. Bry- 
ant, Benj. Temple. 



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BRIEF RECORD OF THE AUTHOR— GEN. RUFUS 
PUTNAM. 



BY REQUEST. 

Gen. Putnam's native home was Marietta; his father was 
the late Judge Putnam, of Putnam, Ohio; his grandfather, 
Gen. Rufus Putnam. Gen. Putnam served during the last 
war with England, as Major of martial music at Fort Zane, 
Capt. Herron, U. S. At the close of the war he went to live 
with his grandfather, with whom he lived until the death of 
the old pionefer, 1823. During his residence with the old 
General, he attended the Military Academy at West Point one 
term, in 1824 ; he excelled in martial music and manual of 
the sword ; he returned home and was appointed by Gen. Rey- 
nolds, Brig. Major, which honor he held until 1826, when he 
emigrated to Illinois, where he was re-appointed by Gen. Her- 
rick, to the same office, in which he continued until 1828, 
when he was appointed Adj't. Gen. of Illinois, by Gov. Rey- 
nolds. He served in that office during Red Bird, the Chief's 
invasion of Prairie Du Chien. In 1829, he returned to Ohio, 
with Capt. Brubacker, a cattle merchant, of Clark County. 
Arriving in Springfield, he stopped with his brother, Rev. 
F. Putnam, one night and left the next day for Putnam, Ohio; 
being well pleased with Springfield ; after remaining a short 
time at home, he returned, and engaged as clerk in the store 
of P. Spinning and B. Brubacker ; at the expiration of one 
year he returned home and engaged in the store of Bucking- 
ham & Co., as salesman for one year, and then opened store in 
Putnam. In 1832, he visited Springfield and married Miss 
Mary D. Heiskell, youngest daughter of John Heiskell, Esq.; 
returning home he continued in business one year, and moved 
to Dayton, and engaged in merchandising, farming etc. 
While in Montgomery County, he held several civil offices. In 
1834, he sold out and moved to South Charleston, and entered 
into business with Mr. Heiskell in selling goods. In 1835, 
he was appointed Major Gen. by Gov. Lucas, during the Bor- 
der war; in 1839, he was appointed and commissioned, by 
Gov. Vance, Major General 5th Division 0. M., which honor 



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he held until 1838. In 1837, he was elected and commissioned 
Col. 2d Infantry Kegiment, 2d Brig., 5th Division 0. M.; 
which honor he held until 1842, when he was appointed Col. of 
Cavalry, by Gov. Corwin. On June 1st, 1846, he tendered 
himself and regiment to Gov. Beaty, for the prosecution of the 
Mexican war. He served several term'' as Mayor of South 
Charleston. On the death of his father and mother in Put- 
nam, he moved to the old homestead, and entered into business 
with E. Elder, and kept the Post Office. His wife's health 
failing, he moved to Springfield, and engaged in business until 
1852, when he moved to Greenville, and purchased the Herald 
Office, where he and his son, J. H. Putnam, conducted the 
office until the death of Mrs. Putnam, in 1854, when he sold 
cut to his son, and moved to Licking County, and went into 
the sheep business, until 1857, when he took a Western trip, 
not returning to Newark, for three years. He was President 
of Fort Howe Institute trom 1859 to 1862, and from 1862 to 
1865, General Instructor of Cavalry and Music, at Fort Rowe 
Institute, by Gov. Todd. 

FROM HON. A STAGG's SKETCHES. 

Gfn. Putn.\m, by occupation a merchant, is thoroughly 
schooled in Military tactics; he has been commissioned by 
different Governors, from Lieut, to a Major General. Judge 
Putnam, of Putnam, was his father, and General Putnam, who 
greatly distinguished himself in the Revolution, his grandfath- 
er. Gen. Putnam is the father of three sons: John II., 
Rufus and William R., all served as officers or soldiers in the 
last war. Gen. Putnam is the author of several pioneer works, 
and tales of backwoods adventures. B. W. C. 

\t N. B. — While on his Western tour, he was appointed by 
Gov. Medary, of Minnesota, Adj't. Gen., during the Spirit 
Lake war, 1857-8; and at Eaglesport, on the Muskingum, 
during Morgan's raid through southern Ohio, he Was chosen 
Chief Commander of the asvsembled militia forces there, to 
head the invader. He is now G. G. M. Cr. of the Pioneer As- 
sociation of Ohio, which was organized April 8, 1788. Gen. 
Putnam from a child, has been an aspiring military character; 
as a martial musician he never had his superior; he may be 
called a natural musician. 



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OEN. HARRISON. 

Gen. Harrison was quite a botanist ; one flower he pre- 
ferred above all that adorned the prairie, — the Mocasin flow- 
er, that frrew on Paint bottoms at an early day ; a choice medi- 
cal herb by the Indians. The leaves were in the form of an 
Indian mooasin, its stalk like their war club, her flower like 
the cups they used for water. The poet thus describes it : 

THE MOCASIN FLOWER. 
I. 

Far off on the plains where the BnflFalo roams, 
Where the gopher and prairie dog dig themselves holes ; 
* Where the tempest tossed oaks in their majesty tower. 
Grows the belle of the Prairie — the Mocasin flower. 

II. 

With no glaring color she dazzles the eye, 
Full often the traveler passes her by, 
But the creamiest salmon and pink is thy dower, 
The belle of the Prairie, — the Mocasin Flower. 

III. 

Her home is in the West, and she loves it so well. 
That naught can repay her for breaking the spell, 
Remove her from thence, and she dies in an hour, 
The belle of the Prairie, — the Mocasin Flower. 

IV. 
As pure as a maiden in fancy and form, 
She bows, but she ne'er will yield to the storm, 
And proudly she stands, though the tempest may lower. 
The Belle of the Prairie, — the Mocasin flower. 

V. 

A waxen-veined cup she upholds on her stem. 
In wait for the dew, — God's most beautiful gem — 
She refreshes her heart with the gift of the shower, 
The belle of the Prairie, — the Mocasin Flower. 

VI. 

The pioneer blesses the gentle eyed lass, 

That peeps through the wiry Buffalo grass, 

And naught oe'r his rough, manly brow has power, 

Like the belle of the Prairie, — the Mocasin Flower. 

VII- 

Then hail to the beauty and pride of the West, 
And long may she gladden the pioneer's breast, 
None fitter to blossom in Royalty's bower. 
Than the belle of the Prairie, — the Mocasin Flower. 

Frederick Berley, chief in Earl Dunmore's war, 1774 ; 
the Revolutionary war, 1776 and the Indian war of 1791. He 
he was a noted hunter ; his home in the deep forest, his lodg- 

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ing in caves, dens and rocks. He possessed a strong constitu- 
tion, suiting the times in which he lived ; a hermit by choice. 
One of his hunting camps was on the waters of Sugar Creek. 
He killed, during his life, according to his MSS. sixty bears ; 
ninety-sis panthers ; one hundred and six wolves ; one thou- 
sand elk and deer ; eleven buifalo and ninety-six Indians. 
He often hunted with Kenton, Boone, Wolf, Boggs, Slover, 
Hughes and Weitzel. He died in his cabin, aged one hundred 
and one years, on the waters of the Mohican, where the neigh- 
bors erected a monument to his memory. During his pro- 
tracted life, he run the gauntlet at Sandusky, Squawtown, 
and Oldtown, now Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio. — Extract 
Jrom Ross Pioneer Record. 

From the Ross County Pioneeer Record. — 

THE YEARS TO COME. 

My transient hour, my little day, 

Is speeding fast away ; 

Already hath my summer sun 

Half its race of brightness run. 

Ah me ! I hear the wintr'y blast, 

My life of life will soon be past ; 

The flush of youth will all be o'er, 

The throb of joy will soon be oe'r, 

And fancy, mistress of my lyre. 

My trembling heart, — prepare, prepare. 

For skies of gloom, thoughts of care, 

Sorrows of wants will make thee weep, 

And fears of age will oe'r thee creep; 

Health that smiled in blooming pride, 

Will eease to warm thy sluggish tide ; 

The shaft of pain, the point of woe, 

Will bid the current cease to flow, 

And, Avho, alas, shall then be nigh 

To soothe me with affection's sigh ; 

To press my feeble hand in their's, 

To plead for me in silent prayers, 

And cheer me with the hopes that shed, 

Rapture oe'r a dying bed. 

Days of the future, cease to roll, 

Upon my wild aff"righted soul. 

Mysterious fate, I will not look 

Within thy dark eventful book. 

Enough for me to feel and know, 

That love and hope must shortly go ; 

That joy will vanish, fancy fly, 

And death dissolve the closest tie. 

Ee'n now, while moans my pensive rhyme, 

I list the warning voice of time. 

And oh ! this sigh, this start of fear, 

Tells me the night will soon be here. 



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Georoe Roughner emigrated to the Scioto Valley about 
1789, from Virginia, and located on the South bank of Paint 
River. He was a fearless, brave man. He had a deadly ha- 
tred to the Indians, as they had killed his father in 1774, at 
Point Pleasant. His father was an Indian spy under Lord 
Dunmore ; he lived by hunting game, and would kill every 
straggling Indian that he could see. His hunting excursions 
were on the waters of Paint and Rattle Snake. One of his 
headquarters was at Cedar Pond and CliiFs, a noted place for 
bears, wolves and panthers ; here he often met the famous and 
fearless hunters of Hocking and Kentucky. When the In- 
dian war of 1791 broke out, he became an Indian spy under 
Gen. Harmar; finding it unsafe to live unprotected, during a 
bloody war, in his cabin, he went to Fort Harmar. After the 
treaty of Wayne with the Indians, in 1775, he went to Water- 
ford on the Muskingum, where he lived until the war of 1812, 
when he voluntered uneer Gen. Cass, and was killed by the 
Indians in 1813. S. Ross County P. R. 12. 




GREEN TOWNSHIP. 



BY H. C. JOHNSON. 

Organization of officers for 1871 : Esquires, two — Robert 
S. Jones and Willisom Syford ; trustees, Robert Cox, Jonah 
Merchant, and Solomon Depoy ; treasurer, James W. Tracey ; 
clerk, Richard Woods; constable, R. M. Walm ; assessor, 
Wm. Gordon. 

First meeting-house erected in 1836 ; deno.mination, P. M. ; 
for 1871, three P. M. First school-house, 1819, on the banks of 
the Little Wabash. The walls of said house were built of 
logs as nature hewed them ; roofed with clap-boards, nailed 
on with poles ; seats made by splitting a pole into two equal 
parts ; windows made by greasing paper and pasting it over 
the cracks where it would be most convenient for the scholars. 
School-houses for 1871 — 6 frame structures, with all the 
latest improvements for country school-houses. First store 
in 1835, kept by L. D. Vickers. First blacksmith shop on 
the banks of Rattlesnake, in 1833 ; Wm. Merchant was the 
proprietor. First hotel, kept by John Rowe, in 1838. First dis- 
tillery in 1818, run by Thomas .Moon, Sr. ; second in 1840, 
owned by Abraham Crispin. First shoemaker, David Brad- 
shaw, 1817. First school teacher, Ebenezer Christy, 1819. 
First preacher, Robert Dobbins, 181!). First doctor, Zim- 
merman, a half-breed Indian, 1810. First wagon-maker, 
Abram Bush. 

Green Township was laid out in 1810 ; it then covered the 
territory where Perry, Concord, and Jasper Townships now 
are, they having been taken from it since then. The soil of 
the township is mostly a black loam, and is very productive 
for corn and wheat where it is drained. At present, 1871, 
there are about 100,000 rods of secret drains. The streams 
running through the township are: Lee's creek, Rattlesnake; 
Wabash, and McCoy's run. 



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RKCORD OF T. G. JOHNSON. 

William Johnson emigrated from Virginia to Ross County 
in 1810, in company with Judge McCracken, and settled in 
Hellard's Bottom, on Paint creek. His family consisted of 
a wife and one child; he remained there until the spring of 
1816, by which time their family had increased to four — 
Anna, Thomas, George, Sarah, and William Henry. While 
John D. Johnson was in Ross, the war of 1812 was declared, 
and he enlisted and served two tours under General Beatal 
Harrison, and served his third tour under General William H. 
Harrison in 1814. He moved in 1816 to Fayette County, 
then a frontier, and settled in Green Township. He pur- 
chased 100 acres of land from Jesse Rowe, Jr., ou which he 
located and improved. In 1830 he added 200. and in 1832 
he added 120 acres. He died in 1833. When he arrived in 
Fayette County in 1816, he was, already stated, the father of 
five children, and before he died he was the father of thirteen. 
The following are the names of the rest : George, Sophia, Otlio, 
Isaac M., James H., Eliza Jane, Caleb H., and Mary H. He 
held several township offices, such as trustee, supervisor, 
school director, &c. Thomas Johnson, oldest son of William^ 
was five years old when he came to Green Township ; the 
whole country was almost an unbroken wilderness, inhabited 
by Indians and game of every species ; the Indians would 
pass through his father's field, crossing fences, and adhereing 
to their ancient trails. Deer were plenty ; he says he has 
seen twenty in one gang. Bears would occasionally pass 
through the vicinity. Wolves were plenty ; he says he has 
seen eight in a gang. Turkey and other smaller game was in 
abundance. He lived with his father, working ou the farm 
until he was near 20 years old, when he entered as an appren- 
tice with Z. W. Hegler, of Washington, to learn the cabinet 
trade ; he lived with Hegler two years, and learned his trade, 
and then continued to work more or less until he was mar- 
ried, which was in his 23d year. His wife's name was Amelia 
Beeler, the daughter of George Beeler, who was in the war of 
1812. Mr. Johnson, soon after his marriage, rented a farm 
on Sugar creek, where he remained one year, and then pur- 

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chased a farm in Green Township of Gen. James Worthing- 
ton, in the woods ; he then erected a cabin and commenced 
clearing his land. When his family moved in the cabin it 
was destitute of fire-place, windows, doors, or chink; but he 
went to work and soon had it comfortable. He then built his 
barn and other out-houses, and sheds for his stock, and by 
April he had several acres cleared and planted. On this farm 
he still lives, and has two children, Maria A. and Henry Clay 
Johnson. He has three children — James T., Thomas E., and 
Henry C. Maria has seven children — Thomas W., George 
W., Henry C, Elmer C, Markus S., Ozee E., and Amanda 
M. ; merchants and farmers. Thomas Johnson has held sev- 
eral township offices; also circuit steward of the M. E. Church 
for nineteen years. William Henry Johnson emigrated to 
Indiana ; John D. Johnson died in Green Township in 1841 ; 
he was a farmer ; Anna married William Perry, by whom she 
had thirteen children; one is in the township, his name is Isaac 
— a farmer — he is married, and has six heirs living. Sarah 
Johnson married and moved to Iowa ; she is the mother of 
twelve children ; George Johnson moved to Iowa, where he 
died, and left one child — a daughter ; Sophia Johnson mar- 
ried Martin Rowe, by whom she had eight children; Ozee 
emigrated to Illinois and died ; father of seven children ; 
Isaac M. Johnson, farmer, father of four children ; James 
Johnson, farmer and trader, emigrated to Illinois and died — 
had four children ; Eliza Jane married John Mitchinn, and 
had eleven children; Caleb H. Johnson, farmer, six years in 
California, in the 100 days' service, was at the battle of Cyn- 
thiana, and taken prisoner; father of one child; Mary H. 
Johnson married ; E. P. Johnson resides in Leesburgh, and 
is a merchant, notary public, clerk, and superintendent of a 
Sunday-school. 

PIONEERS. 

John Grasser, farmer, in the war of 1812, died 93 years old. 
Robert Iron, farmer, in the war of 1812. John King in the 
war of 1812, first preacher, and founded the first class. Geo. 
Krieedler, farmer, was in the war of 1812, member of the M. 
E. Church for 40 years, and is still living at the age of 85. Thos. 



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Moon, age 76, farmer and miller. Samuel Viniger ; John 
Draper, farmer, James Larkins, John Nelson, Isaiah Rowe ; 
Thomas Moon, Sr., first mill; Elisha Harber, Escj., justice for 
several terms, farmer, moved, moved to Indiana ; George Bin- 
iger, Sr., farmer; William Simmons, William Pope; Philip 
Olinger killed a bearin Mr. Johnson's field, also a nest of wild- 
cats; he wag a hunter ; John Stinson, farmer ; Philip Barger, 
Sr., farmer, justice, &c. ; John Boots, farmer ; Levi Rogers, 
farmer and coal burner ; Joel Rogers, Sr., farmer ; Job Mc- 
Coy, farmer ; Robert McCoy, Jesse McCoy, and Isaac McCoy, 
all farmers. 

EARLY SETTLERS. 

David Morris, Zadoch Morris, Job Smith ; Enos Reder, 
county commissioner; John Evans, Malon Haines, John 
Beauyer, Daniel Pary, justice ; Jacob Anders, Zachariah 
Cecil, Henry Patton, James Patton, Branson Davis, William 
Moore, William Tracy, Anthony Coler, Wayne Stafford, mil- 
ler ; all the others are farmers, stock raisers, &e. Robert 
Tate. 

SETTLERS. 

James Smith, Jonathan Morris, Ira Sexton. Isaac Pary, 
Wm. McKay, Jordan Pary, William Johnson, Robert 
Mackey, Isaac Bargers, Franklin Woods; W. Safford, justice 
of the peace ; Churchill Wilson, Oliver Wilson, Benaner An- 
ders, Addison Pary, George Olinger, Alfred Wilson, Wm. Dar- 
nell, Mary Zimmerman, G. W. Pallont, Currel Pallont, Chas. 
Pallont, John Curren, John Simpson, John Reed, all farmers, 
,,-^v. &c.; Dr. Clinton Brown, Albert Moon, A. L. Snyder, shoe- 
,J_iA' maker; Ashford Dowtan ; Reese Dowtan, blacksmith; Robert 
Jones, John Jones; G. W. Smith, merchant; E. Lanum, far- 
mer; Robert Pallont and E. T. Worthington, farmers. Eliza- 
beth Johnson, R. M. Wallin, Harvey Draper, James De- 
poy, Frederick Hire, J. C. Mark, Stephen Safford, all far- 
mers ; Eewis Mark, farmer and tile factory ; William Coffee. 

ANCIENT RELICS. 

On the farm of T. G. Johnson, in three different places, 
twenty-seven feet under ground, was found wood and other 



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matter, and in gravel-beds in other parts of the county ; and 
in Green Township were found human bones, such as skulls, 
thigh bones, arm bones, and other bones connected with the 
human body. First mill, Thos. Moon, Sen., on Rattlesnake; 
first school-house erected 1819, and was built of round logs, 
with mud chimney, puncheon floor, paper windows, made by 
pasting paper over ci*acks and then greasing them, and seats 
were made of logs split into two pieces ; first school teacher, 
Ebenezer Christy. 

BY THOMAS MOON. 

Thomas Moon's, St., record : Emigrated to Ohio from Vir- 
ginia in 1810, with his family, consisting of John, Jacob, 
Christine, Jane, David, William, James, Margaret, Thomas 
Moon, Jr., and settled on Rattlesnake creek; in religion, he 
was a Quaker or Friend, a society unusually hospitable, and 
opposed to war on conscientious principles. This accounts for 
Mr. Moon not being a soldier in the revolutionary war and the 
war of 1812. His purchase of land was in Green Township, 
Fayette County, Ohio, called the dividing ridge. On the 
land he purchased is a fine mill-site, on which he erected the 
first flour and saw-mill and distillery in the county. These 
places soon became a place of resort for customers, patronized 
by persons from a distance. His flour gave general satis- 
faction, and the distillery and saw-mill well paid the propri- 
etor. This may truly be called the pioneer mill of Fayette 
County, Ohio. The mill still stands, and is the property of 
Thomas Moon, Jr., who, although advanced in age, still car- 
ries on the milling. There is, if saved by a tight dam, suf- 
ficient water to grind the entire year. Mr. Moon's purchase 
was 600 acres; his purchase in Highland County was 500 
acres. He purchased it of Richard Moore, of Kentucky, in 
1808 ; the land was in the woods ; the cabin was built with a 
puncheon floor, clapboard roof, and fire-place made of split 
timber, and a stick chimney. He cleared, in one week, four 
acres, and in the fall cleared out six acres, and sowed in wheat. 
When Mr. Moon settled on Rattlesnake, wolves and game were 
in abundance; the squirrels came in droves, and so numerous 
were they that he had to feed them outside of the fences. 



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During his life he held the office of trustee and other im- 
portant township offices. He departed this life 1828, aged 
71 years and 21 days. His wife died July 13, 1818, aged 50 
years. She died with the billious fever. Her father was in 
the revolutionary war. 8he was a good woman, and belonged 
to the M. E. Church. John D. Moon was a good school 
teacher; he served under General Jackson at New Orleans. 
Jacob Moon settled on Rattlesnake ; he was a farmer, and in 
the war of 1812 he was out? and in the general call. He emi- 
grated to Illinois, and there he died. Christine lived with 
her father until death came upon her. Jane married and 
moved to Indiana, where she and her husband lived and 
farmed; both recently died. David Moon lives in Highland; 
is 85 years'old ; was in the war of 1812. William Moon was 
in the war of 1812; a good farmer; he is dead. James was 
Bcalded when a child, which so disabled him that he seldom 
left the house; he is dead. Margaret married, and is now 
living in Indiana. Captain Thomas Moon is now living on 
the old homestead, running his mills and farming ; he served 
five years as captain of malitia; he married, and raised eight 
children by his first wife, and by his second wife he had ten 
children, eight living and two dead ; his son's name is Albert 
A. Moon ; he also held several township offices, such as treas- 
urer, school director, &c. ; postmaster and steward of the M. 
E. Church ; also class leader ; he has now retired from these 
offices, and he and his wife live alone on the farm ; he is now 
in the 75th year of his age, his mind unimpaired, and his vig- 
orous health, notwithstanding his hard work during his pro- 
tracted life, proves a sound and iron organization. His wife's 
name is Francis Irwin ; her father served in the Indian war 
of 1791 ; he died in Highland County, aged 75 ; justice and 
surveyor, good scholar, and a man of note. 

N. B. — Since this record has been written, Captain Moon has 
died, aged 76. 

Robert Anderson emigrated to Fayette in 1807. He was 
in the war of 1812; he married the daughter of James Rowe ; 
by occupation, a farmer. His sons, Isaac, Matthew, and John, 
are large farmers and stock men — men of industry and in- 
fluence. 



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Joseph Marks, son of Peter Marks, emigrated to Fayette 
County in 1808. He is a man of wealth and influence. 

PIONEERS OF THE WEST. 



Where now, I ask, is that bold daring band ; 
The honored fathers of oar Western land — 
They who first crossed Ohio's silvery wave 
And did unnumbered toils and dangers brave? 
Though some of them did bid the world farewell, 
Some still survive, their matchless deeds to tell. 

Though fleeting years have passed forever by 
Since first they trod beneath this Western sky. 
Yet they remember well those early days, 
And view our country now with great amaze. 
The country then was an unbroken wild ; 
Tne Western wilderness it then was styled. 

The Ohio then sent forth a wild-like roar ; 
And dark dense forest waved upon the shore. 
Along her strand the Indians then did dwell, 
And oft was heard the wild and savage yell. 
The mighty oak — proud monarch of the wood — 
Upon these hills in stately grandeur stood. 

Along these vales did bloody panthers prowl, 
And oft was heard the wolfs fierce, frightful howl. 
But all these savage beasts have passed away, 
And the wild Indians, too ; now where are they ? 
They 've disappeared ; most of those tribes have gone, 
Like night's dark shade upon the dewey dawn. 

Can we forget that brave and hardy band, 
Who made their homes first in the Western land ? 
Their names should be enrolled on history's page. 
To be perused by each succeeding age. 
They are the fathers of the mighty West ; 
Their arduous labors Heaven above has blessed. 



Before them fell the forest of the plain. 

And peace and plenty followed in the train. - 

In vain would 1 attempt to bring to view 

The dangers which these pioneers passed through. 

The wintry winds in wildness round them blew. 

And o'er them often rolls the drifted snow. 

Upon the cold, damp earth, their blankets spread, 
There they reposed — this was their only bed. 
They often crossed great rivers, deep and wide ; 
Their frail canoes they paddled o'er the tide. 
Through pelting storms and the descending snow, 
Though thinly clad, they still would onward go. 



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How many long and cheerless nights they passed, 
Unsheltered from the cold and chilly blast. 
For many years those hardships they endured, 
And they to arduous toil became inured. 
What lasting gratitude to them we owe ; 
'Tis from their toils our richest blessings flow. 

Illustrious men, though slumbering in the dust. 
You still arc honored by the good and just. 
Posterity will shed a conscious tear, 
And, pointing, say, there sleeps a pioneer. 

Green Township abounded in wild turkey up to 1830, says 
my informant. Turkeys have been killed weighing twenty 
pounds, their meat very wholesome and preferred by the early 
settlers to vension or bears' meat. 

Anthony Coler emigrated from France in 1831 to New 
Orleans, thence to Chillicothe, thence to Fayette in 1833; he 
married the daughter of Robert Worthington, and lived on 
his farm until 1835. Robert Worthington, Jr., son of Robert, 
Sr., and Margaret, his wife, was born April 21st, 1770. Anna 
Worthington, daughter of Matthew Whiteing, and Elibabeth, 
his wife, was born January 2d, 1773. Robert Worthington, 
Sr., emigrated to the Scioto Valley in 1799, with his wife, 
Anna. They had three children, Elizabeth, Ephi-iam, and 
John, the two boys of whom were in the war of 1812. 
Robert Worthington was a farmer, a man of enterprise and 
influence ; he was the first Justice of the Peace in Scioto 
Township, Ross County, and first militia captain ; he was a 
son of Robert Worthington, Sr., and brother to Governor 
Thomas Worthington. He had his family increased to twelve 
heirs ; they are now scattered through Ohio, Indiana, and all 
the Western States, farmers by occupation. 

BY T. G. JOHNSON. 

Present Settlers. — Phoebe Tuder, Thomas Moore, 
Henry Pavy, P. Corner, William Moore, A. Johnson, J. 
Pavy, Edwin McCoy, John Barger, Daniel Pavy, Robert 
McCoy, EnosReeder, Samuel Pavy, D. Morris, Zadoch Morse, 
Evan Smith, Elisha Sexton, J. Morris, Joeb Smith, John 
Evens, M. Hains, A. Coler, B. F. Tuder, Edward Worthing- 
ton, G. W. Patton, Henry Patton, Bronson Davis, William 



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Connor, Jonah Merchant, G. W. Smith, M. Zimmerman, 
Widow Wilson, William Darvill, C. Cecil, John Fishback, 
Joseph Wallace, Elias Timmons, Hugh Swift, B. Anders, Sam. 
yiniaer, E. Johnson, T. Johnson, G. Kneedler, C. Kneedler, 
T. Moon, and E. Johnson. 

J. H. Jones, now merchant of Buena Vista, moved from 
Ross County to Fayette. He has held several important of- 
fices, and is a valuable man ; his industry in improving, &c., 
and the moral influence which he exerts in the community 
will be long remembered. 

BUENA VISTA BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

J. H. Jones and W. Smith, dry goods ; Kneedler & Worth- 
ington, grocers; W. H. Stafi"ord and Thomas Moon, millers; 
Jas. Bussle, butcher ; H. L. Snider, postmaster ; John Adams, 
carpenter; A. Dowder and M. R. Dowder, blacksmiths; A. 
L. Snider, boots and shoes; C. Brown, doctor; R. S. Jones, 
justice; J. S. Nelson, harness maker; John Curren, hotel ; 
W. E. Borden, school teacher. 

PRESENT CITIZENS. 

R. M. Patton, J. H. C. Jones, J. L. Reed, John M. Simp- 
son, Lydia Rowe, C. Brown, N. Smith, Jas. Smith, R. S. Jones, 
G. M. Smyth, J. Huldy. 

RECORD OF GEORGE KNEEDLER. 

He emigrated to Fayette County in 1810, and settled in 
Green Township, near the waters of Rattlesnake, in the woods. 
He served in the war of 1812; he had, by his first wife, 
twelve children, and by his second wife, one son, called Cra- 
ton, who is married and lives with him. Mr. K. is now 89 
years old, and enjoys good health for a man of his years. His 
father was a soldier in the revolutionary war under General 
Washiuiiton. 



CONCORD TOWiNSHIP. 



BY LEVI ROAVE. 

Record of Jesse Rowe. — He emigrated from Virginia to 
Ross County, Ohio, in 1803, with his family, consisting of 
nine children, four boys and five girls : John, Jesse, Jr., Wil- 
liam, and James, Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, Susan, and Sarah. 
Jesse Rowe, Sr., served as a private in the revolution ; he 
lived in Ross County three years and emigrated to now Fay- 
ette County in 1807, and located on Little Wabash, now Green 
Township ; his children accompanied him. Soon after the 
organization of the county in 1810, he was elected first jus- 
tice ; he served four terms ; he also served as trustee and in 
other township ofiices ; he was a class leader and exhorter in 
the M. E. Church to the close of his life. The first class 
meeting and church organization was held at his cabin. He 
gave to the M. E. Church a liberal legacy in his will, the in- 
terest to be paid annually for its benefit He is truly called 
the father of Methodism in Fayette County. He died in 
1845, at a ripe old age, respected and regretted by relatives 
and friends. 

John Rowe, his oldest son, settled on the land which his 
father gave him on the Little Wabash. He was the father of 
eleven children, eight sons and three daughters; sons all liv- 
ing in the county but one. He held several important ofiices 
in the township. He was in the war of 1812 and did his 
duty ; he died in 1863. Jesse Rowe, Jr., settled in Green 
Township, living there five years, and moved to Concord 
Township. He held the office of trustee and other trusts, and 
when war was declared he volunteered his services, after Gen- 
eral Hull's surrender, under General Beatal Harrison, in de- 
fense of his country. He was the father of two sons, Levi 
and Sanford ; Elizabeth A. and Mary C. William Rowe emi- 
grated to Ross County, and died in RournuUe, a hotel keeper. 
James Rowe moved to the South at an early day ; he was a 



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preacher. He moved to Huatsville, Alabama, and married, 
and went into a select high school ; he continued in the school 
nntil the death of his wife. At the division of the church 
he took the side of the South, and preached up to the time of 
the rebellion ; he then came to the North, where he remained 
until the close of the war ; he then returned to Georgia, took 
sick and died. He had two sons, Andrew and Henry B. 
Rowe. Andrew was educated ; he married and moved to the 
State of Illinois; after the close of the war he moved to Ala- 
bama, where he still lives. Henry B. Rowe enlisted in the 
regular army, and was killed. Elizabeth married and raised 
a large family, and died aged 84. Mary died aged 35 ; she 
raised a large family. Jane married, and died at 65. Sarah 
married; she still lives, aged 70. Levi Rowe is living on his 
farm, in Concord Township, near Stanton. He still owns the 
farm given him by his father, on Sugar creek. He married 
Eliza A. Davis, by whom he has Oliver W., Wesley H., Mai- 
ler E., and Rosa R. Rowe. Levi Rowe has held the oflBce of 
assessor for ten years ; township clerk, seven years ; and school 
board director. He is a large farmer and stock dealer. Jesse 
Rowe's record : children, 9 ; grandchildren, 56 ; great-grand- 
children, 250; great-great-grandchildren, 107; great-great- 
great-grandchildren, 1. 

Names of early pioneers handed in by Levi Rowe, Esq.: 
Peter Mark, a farmer; he was in the war of*1812; George 
Fear, farmer, was in the war of 1812 ; Lenard Bush, Sr., Cor- 
nelius Acher, Peter Brown, Powell Newal, A. and C. New- 
man, Beryman Allen, were all tillers of the soil and good 
citizens. William Thompson, first justice of the peace. Eli 
West, James Evans, J. Mark, James Wright, from Ireland, 
farmers ; Jacob and Josiah Wright were his sons. Jacob had 
five sons, all dead but one, who lives in the county. He was 
the father of eight girls, who married the following men : 
John McGahin, John W. Pumphrey, A. W. Wright, William 
McLean, Manly Fox, John Rowe, George Kreidier, and Wil- 
liam Martin ; they all raised large families. A. W. Wright 
is a prominent farmer in the township, much respected ; he 
has served in the office of justice, and in several other im- 
portant township trusts; a man of note and influence. Wil- 



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Ham McLean, a neat and excellent farmer; a good man; he 
has now retired, and lives near Washington. George Kreidier 
lives on his farm, in Green Township, a good neighbor. 
"William moved to the West and died. J. W. Pumphrey, 
dead ; John Rowe was a farmer, but is now dead. John Mc- 
Graffan emigrated to the West and died. Among the first 
pioneers to the township was Adam Taylor ; he settled on 
Sugar creek ; he erected the first flour and saw-mill in the 
township on Sugar creek, also the first distillery ; it was a 
public place of resort. The site is now the property of Eli 
Rowe ; a large bed of gravel is near the mill-site. Daniel 
Carmaine, farmer, raised a large family, and did his share to- 
wards improving the wilderness. James Maddox settled on 
Sugar creek, and raised a large, promising family ; he was the 
father of T. H. Maddox, first blacksmith in the township. 
T. H. Maddox was, in his day, a class-leader in the M. E. 
Church, and was a licensed preacher by the United Brethern ; 
he was a christian, and a man of true piety ; he emigrated to 
the West. Jonathan Mark settled on Rattlesnake creek ; he 
was a farmer ; he raised a large and respectable family. L. 
C. Cofi"man, James Holms, Elias Purdy, and Aaron Purley all 
moved West, and were working men. Anderson Iron, farmer 
and surveyor, emigrated to the West. 0. H. Wright, mill- 
wright and first carpenter, and farmer ; Caleb Johnson emi- 
grated to California, made his pile, returned and married ; he 
was in the one hundred days' service ; he now is one of the 
acting trustees of the township. Joeb. McCoy, farmer, and 
one of the trustees ; Milton Sever, a life-long treasurer, a far- 
mer, and a very popular man in his township. J. N. Rowe, 
private in company C, 5j:th regiment ; was a prisoner in the 
famous Anderson prison, and suffered untold privations — hun- 
ger, and almost death; he is the popular clerk of the township, 
and a merchant in Stanton. Eli Craig is now treasurer and 
postmaster of the township, merchant and farmer; has held 
several important township offices to entire approval. Rev. 
Sam'l Allen, assessor of the township ten years, a farmer. M. P. 
Shields, acting constable, a farmer and trader. Robert Worth- 
ington, a large farmer and cattle dealer and shipper. Rev. D. 
S. Craig, wholesale and retail merchant; several years post- 



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master in Stanton. Peter Brown, a great land speculator, 
moved from Chillicothe and settled on the farm of Latham ; 
here he realized a great fortune; he died in 1858 ; hig house 
was the home of the M. E. preachers ; he was very benevo- 
lent and liberal in his donations to colleges, churches, and 
institutions having for their object the welfare of our race ; 
his death was unlocked for and very sudden. Having gone 
out in the evening to feed his cattle, and not returning, search 
was made for him, and he was found next morning in his 
field, frozen stiff; supposed he died from a rush of blood to 
heart or head, as he was corpulent. Isaiah Brown married 
and moved to the West. Hearing of the death of his father, 
he moved back to settle up his large estate ; he is a large stock 
dealer and pike contractor ; he is a resident of Concord Town- 
ship. Matthew W. Mark, a farmer, stock grazer, and pike 
contractor ; a man of business, energetic and full of enter- 
prise ; a useful citizen in society. Fielding Teagans was a 
farmer, and served in the revolution. Edward Teagans, a 
large farmer and great horse dealer, kept fine bloods, raised a 
large family. John Brinkley, John Adams, Thomas Adams, 
Benona Clifton, and Jesse Williams were all good farmers and 
citizens. George Johnson was a farmer ; he served as a jus- 
tice several terms, belonged to the school board; and is at 
present a justice of the township. Isaac Sollars, a farmer 
and trustee ; much of a gentleman. David Presinger, a large 
farmer ; has served as trustee, and is called the richest man in 
the township. Wells Jones, a farmer, was in the war of 1812. 
Peter McVery, a farmer, has served as trustee. Wm. McVery, 
a farmer. Francis Waddle, farmer and large grazer. William 
Waddle, farmer and grazer on a wholesale scale. Martin 
Rowe, farmer, and class-leader in the M. K. Church, John 
Bonecutter and Eli Corner, good citizens and neat farmers. 
Thomas Corner, a good farmer and school director. C. Bone- 
cutter, a good citizen. Clement Pavy, farmer and stock raiser. 
Gideon Fuer, railroad man. John Fuer, farmer and stock 
dealer. J. C. Beatty, a neat ftirmer. J. M. Beatty, a neat 
farmer and stock raiser, and one of the present justices ; a 
man of note and influence in the township. William Long, 
hog raiser. S. W. Stukey, merchant ; Mr. Stukey was a cap- 



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tain in the 90th regiment 0. V. Dr. Matthews, a popular, 
skillful, and successful physician. T. H. Mark, school teacher, 
clerk of the township, and a neat farmer. M. M. Owens, 
Esq., justice, a good farmer and citizen. Andrew Rowe, far- 
mer and stock raiser. John Rowe, a farmer and noted hun- 
ter ; he takes care of his aged mother (good). H. A. Mc- 
Carty, boot and shoemaker. Rev. T. H. Hide, pastor M. E. 
Church, Stanton. John Rester, wood-worker. John Mitch- 
iner, carpenter. Peter Duff, justice and wagon-maker. Col. 
Wm. Craig, farmer and merchant. T. J. Craig, peddler in 
notions. Daniel Blair, farmer. M. Hinkle, merchant and 
farmer, retired. Peter Snyder, a justice and carpenter. J. 
Jones, farmer. J. P. Cox, Esq., stock man. David Rowe, 
farmer and hog packer. Amos Goldsbery, farmer and stock 
trader; a good neighbor and citizen. 

The first meeting-house was built in Stanton. First school 
house on the bank of Sugar creek. The first school teacher 
was Wm. Sweet; second teacher, J. D. Moon. 

There was an Indian grave found on Eli Lyon's farm. 
Skeletons and bones have been exhumed. James B. Rowe was 
the first noted hunter. There are no earth-works in the town- 
ship. 

The number of school-houses in the township, seven ; num- 
ber of meeting-houses, two; they belong to the M. E. Church. 

Nathaniel A. Jones moved to the West, and then moved 
back, not being pleased with it. He is by occupation a far- 
mer and stock dealer. 

John Murphy emigrated from Ireland, and is a railroad en- 
gineer. 

A Methodist Sunday School in Stanton is largely attended. 
It has excellent and efficient teachers. Rev. S. Allen and 
Rev. L. Morris organized the Pleasant Valley Sunday School 
and Church. 

Oldest person living in the township is Mrs. Wood Munce, 
aged 84. Her husband was in the wars of 1776 and 1812. 

John Rosebrook was in the war of 1812 ; his widow, Nancy 
Rosebrook, is still living, in advanced age, in Stanton, in 
rather indigent circumstances 

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BY PETER VANPELT, SR. ^ 

Vanpelt Family. — Tunis Vanpelt emigrated from Ten- 
nessee with his father, a resident of New York, and from 
Tennessee to Ohio, in 1804, and served in the revolutionary 
war. He died in Adams County, prior to the war of 1812. 
His children were Peter, Charles, and Eli. Peter emigrated 
to Ross County in 1817, and in 1828 he moved to Fayette, 
Concord Township. His family record : Charles, Andy B., 
Eli, Russell, William W., Sanford, Simon, Peter, Jr., Oliver. 
Perry Vanpelt was killed in the last war, 54th regiment. 
Simon was in the last war, 73d regiment. Peter Vanpelt and 
wife are still living. 

BY LEVI ROWE. 

Peter Vanpelt, a neat farmer, has held the oflSce of road 
commissioner ; a useful man. Charles Vanpelt, school teacher 
and merchant; a good financier; has accumulated an ample 
fortune ; is a large stock dealer in Highland County. 0. E. 
R. Vanpelt emigrated to California, and made his pile by 
honest, hard work ; he returned home and married Miss 
Rowe. He now lives in Washington. Andrew Vanpelt has 
moved to Green County, and engaged in farming ; he married 
Miss Thompson. Simon Vanpelt lives with his aged parents; 
he served as a musician in the 73d regiment. Oliver Vanpelt, 
youngest son of Peter Vanpelt, Sr., was in the 54th regi- 
ment ; was wounded in battle, brought home, and died much 
lamented ; he was a young man of talent and promise. Wil- 
liam Vanpelt emigrated to California and died. 

[The above is a brief record of a brave family, whose war 
record runs from 1776 to 1861.] 

George McDonald, farmer, although unlettered, is very in- 
telligent and learned in the history of our country ; his recol- 
lection of what he hears and sees is remarkable. John 
Stuckey, farmer, served as Captain of Militia during the mi- 
litia musters in Ohio, and was also trustee of Concord Town- 
ship; a prominent man in society. George Hidy, a farmer 
and honest man. Joseph Mark, held the offices of clerk, 
trustee, and county commissioner ; a large, neat farmer, and 
a man of influence. Samuel Marks was in the war of 1812 ; 



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a farmer, and was treasurer. Michael and Banner Marks, 
preachers in the M. E. Church in Iowa. Samuel Sprinkle, a 
large farmer and good man ; he was a man of great enter- 
prise, accumulating much property; he died at a good old 
age, much respected and lamented. J. W. Williams, school 
teacher, justice and clerk of the township tor several years ; 
he is still living, and enjoys good health; he retains all his 
faculties in an eminent degree ; he oversees and superintends 
his own affairs, and enjoys the company of his numerous 
friends. 

Indian occupants of Fayette in 1750, were as follows : The 
Shawnees, Piquas, and Chillicothe tribes. The animal occu- 
pants were the bear, black and yellow ; buffalo, or bison ; 
wolf, panther, black and gray fox. Of these animals that are 
caniverous and herbiferous, are the opossum, raccoon, polecat, 
and mink ; the wood-chuck or ground-hog ; rabbits are her- 
biferous ; black, gray, stripped, and fox squirrels ; red and 
flying squirrels ; beaver, weasel, porcupine, otter, elk, deer, 
snakes — two kinds — rattle and black snake; two kinds water- 
snakes, copperheads and garter ; spotted snake, called cabin or 
house snake ; lizzards, three kinds. 

Tradition says that one of Daniel Boone's hunters, in 1783, 
in Kentucky and the western forest of the great Northwest, 
was Alex. Cupper. He and Daniel Boone were taken pris- 
oners at the Three Islands by the Indians, and got within 
seven miles of Old Town, when Daniel made his escape. 
Cupper was taken to Old Town, was tried by an Indian coun- 
cil, and condemned to be burned. He was put in a close 
eabin, and watched by the two largest Indians in the camp. 
The night prior to the execution, he was brought out to run 
the gauntlet. A circle was formed, and he was let loose ; run- 
ning a short distance, he broke the circle, distanced his pur- 
suers, and penetrated the deep forest of now Concord, and 
took refuge on the waters of Little Wabash, where he re- 
mained secreted until he made his escape to Three Islands on 
the Ohio. 



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BY A. W. WRIGHT. 



John Wright emigrated to Scioto Valley in 1798, and 
settled on the waters of Paint, with his father's family, and 
lived with the family until 1807, when he married, and emi- 
grated to Fayette in 1808. Two years before the organiza- 
tion of the county, the whole country was one unbroken for- 
est, inhabited only by Indians, wolves, bears, deer, and other 
smaller game. The last wolf was killed in 1848, on the waters of 
Sugar creek, by Daniel Carmaen. Gabriel "Wright, father of 
John Wright, emigrated from New Jersey to Hampshire 
County, Virginia, at an early date, and from Virginia to Ken- 
tucky, and settled near Big Bone Lick, and remained there 
seven years, when he removed to the Northwest territory in 
1789. His family were Deborah Ball, by whom he had Jon- 
athan, David, Joeb, John, Hosea, and Caleb Wright; Sarah, 
Anna, Rhody, and Charity. John, the subject of this record, 
was in the war of 1812, under Capt. Kilgore and Gen. Wm. H. 
Harrison. He first went out under a draft for forty days. He 
next was in the general call, under General McArthur and 
Colonel Wm. Clark. He married Miss Ann Cook, by whom 
he had Anthony W., Amos, Allen L., Susan, Isabel, Mar- 
garet, and Rachel ; all dead but Anthony and Isabel. John 
Whright held the office of trustee and several other civil of- 
fices. Mr. Wright was by occupation a farmer, having cleared 
and improved his land from a dense forest ; he was a man 
much respected and beloved by all who had the honor of his 
acquaintance. The following beautiful and merited tribute, 
we extract from a Washington paper one week after his death, 
which was in 1833 : 

Died at his residence, in this county, on the 7th of April, 
1833, Mr. John Wright, in the 52d year of his age. His dis- 
ease was consumption ; a long, painful, lingering, and in the 
end, fatal, consumption. He bore his afflictions with forti- 
tude, and with Christian humility he heard and obeyed the 
summons. He is now realizing what happens to immortality 
in the eternal world, whither we must shortly follow him, and, 
like him, engage in a new and endless course of being and 
existence there. Let us be watchful ; let us be ready. The 
deceased was an honest man, a good neighbor, a kind husband, 



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and an affectionate father. He has left a wife and seven 
children to deplore his loss — a loss which to them can not be 
repaired. Let them, however, not despair; for that good 
Being who has summoned the father away will be to the or- 
phan a better father, and to the widow a kinder husband. Let 
them confide in him. Signed, 

Acquaintance. 

His son, Anthony Wayne Wright, who is the possessor of 
the old forest homestead, and the author of this brief record, 
hands in the relic below described : A fawn-skin purse, made 
by his father and used by him during the war of 1812, when 
he was in the black swamps defending his country. 

MOTTO OP JOHN WRIGHT. 

There is nothing purer than honesty, nothing sweeter than 
charity, nothing warmer than love, nothing richer than wis- 
dom, nothing more steadfast than faith. Those united in one 
mind form the purest, the sweetest, the warmest, the richest, 
the brightest, and the most steadfast happiness. 

Mrs. John Wright was a woman of enterprise, industry and 
business habits. During the war of 1812, her husband being 
a soldier in that campaign, she, with the help of a small boy, 
cultivated and gathered nine acres of corn, amounting to four 
hundred bushels ; the boy plowed the corn, and Mrs. Wright 
hoed it. She died in 1852, regretted by all. Mrs. Wright 
was a kind and benevolent woman; good to the poor; she was 
attentive to the sick and afflicted, and an excellebt nurse ; the 
sick had confidence in her prescriptions and advice. She was 
proberbial for her charities and benificence ; her latch-string 
was always out; at her bountiful table the hungry were fed; 
she was a kind companion, an affectionate mother, and an 
obliging neighbor and true christian. 

ANTHONY WAYNE WRIGHT 
Was born March, 1812, and is in his 60th year. Mr. Wright 
married Sarah Wright February, 1833, by whom he had three 
children, Margaret, Jasper, and Samantha Jane. Mrs. Wright 
died October 19th, 1840. In 1843 he married Mary Caylor, 
daughter of Jacob Caylor, by whom he had one son, J. A. 
Wright, who married Jane Deriens July 20th, 1871. 



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Jasper Wright, son of Anthony Wayne Wright, was in the 
late rebellion as one of the hundred day men. He lives on 
the east side of Sugar creek ; he married twice, and has one 
child by each wife, Mary G. and Essie 0. Amos Wright, son 
of John Wright, is dead ; he lived on the northeast bank of 
Sugar creek ; he married Susana Rankin ; their children were 
Emily R., Maria L., Theodore L. Alice A., William Wallace, 
and Cyrus R. Wright. Allen L. Wright married Ary Tur- 
ner, by whom he had four children, Huldy A., Heson, Chas. 
W., and John A. Wright. Margaret married Harry Iron, and 
moved to Kansas ; both dead ; had six children, five living 
and one dead. Rachael married Aaron Hyer ; she is dead, 
leaving one daughter ; lived on Sugar creek. Isabel is living 
in Jay County ; her husband, Abraham Medsker, is dead. 
David Wright was an early emigrant; he was in the war of 
1812 ; is dead. Hosea Wright, farmer, was in the war of 
1812 ; he came to his death by the falling of a tree. Jonathan 
Wright was a son of Gabriel Wright, and was a noted hunter 
of Kentucky and the Northwest. His hunting excursions 
were on the head-waters of Paint and Rattlesnake. He killed 
buffaloes, elk, bears, wolves, panthers, deer, and other game 
in abundance. He was the companion of Governor Heath, 
Witzell, Wolff, Boggs, Stoner, McKay, and other celebrated 
hunters. He was a brave scout, fearless and daring ; he set- 
tled on Indian creek, and died about 1805. Caleb Wright 
emigrated to Fayette County in 1807. He was a single man ; 
when the war of 1812 was declared by Congress, he volun- 
teered as an Indian spy, and continued in that critical and 
dangerous capacity, traversing the hills, plains, valleys, and 
swamps, for one year ; his living was wild meat, his hiding- 
places, the black swamps, hia covering, the blue sky, and his 
raiment was the wild hunters' costume ; he was brave, fearless, 
and daring, penetrating the camp and secret hiding dens of 
the savages and the enemy. 

PRESENT CITIZENS. 

Jas. Beatty, Joseph Marks, David Persinger, Milton Seiner, 
Nathan Marks, Lewis Coffman, Isaiah Sellars, John Seiner, 
Eli Craig, Aaron Hire, William Bitzer, William Long, Mar- 



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tin Rowe, John Stukey, Thomas Worthington, Thomas Con- 
nor, Samuel Allen, John T. Cox, John House, George Mc- 
Donald, Matthew Owens, Samuel Marks, James Polbrook, 
James Homes, Elias Priddy; D. M. Craig, J. W. Craig, J. B. 
Cole, L. Hany, Wm. Dariek, M. Craig, John Miteheler, J. N. 
Rowe, Joseph Beatty, David Rowe, Levi Burnett, Amos Grolds- 
bery, George Hidy, A. M. Wright, J. C. Connor, Eli Connor, 
Joseph McVey, Joseph Seiner. 

STAUNTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Dry goods, Craig Bros, and J. N. Rowe ; manufacturers of 
boots and shoes, James Holbrook and Wm. Bay ; butcher, 
John Mitchener; church, M. P.; wood shop, R. B. Cole and 
Jonn Busier; carpenters, P. R. Craig, John Mitchener, Joseph 
Beatty, and John Busier ; grocery, Elias Priddy ; black- 
smiths, R. B. Cole and Wm. Long ; compounding and pratice 
of medicine, James Matthews and L. J. McCorkle ; post- 
master, Eli Craig; school houses, three ; teachers, David 
Ellis and Mr. Norton ; wholesale Yankee notions, wagons, 
William Gray and T. J. Craig ; woolen and cloth manufac- 
turer, James Holmes ; undertaker, John Mitcher. 




JASPER TOWNSHIP. 



Robert Burnett emigrated from Virginia to Fayette 
County, in 1810; a single man, worked around until 1812, 
when he settled or squatted on government land ; he married 
in 1812 Susannah Bush, by whom he had six sons and five 
daughters, viz : Henry, John, Jesse, Thomas, Elihu and Ab- 
salom. Mr. Burnett, was out in the war of 1812 ; he belonged 
to a volunteer company of rifle ; he served a tour as Captain 
of Militia, also as Clerk and Trustee of Jasper Township ; he 
was also appointed by the County Commissioners road viewer ; 
in religion a Unitarian ; his first wife died in 1839 ; his sec- 
ond wife was the widow of Jacob Coler ; she was the first 
woman married in Fayette County, in 1810, the time the 
lines were run by David Creamer, first County Surveyor. 
Captain Burnett, by profession, was a surveyor, and run out a 
great number of County and Township roads. Henry Bur- 
net visited California in 1848, did well, and cleared $13,000 ; 
he lives in Clinton County, a farmer and stock merchant. 
John Burnett was County Surveyor, and made a good one ; 
was frequently called on in other counties ; now a farmer, etc. 
Jes-se and Thomas kept a cabinet shop in Washington ; both 
dead. Elihu Burnett, by profession a gardner, was in the late 
war. Absalom, was private clerk under Col. Miller in the late 
war and now an Engineer on the Peru Railroad, Indiana. 
Names of the Captain's girls : Sidney, Rebecca, Neomah, Cather- 
ine and Susan. Sidney lived and died a single woman ; a pleas- 
ant, kind girl, much regretted ; she was a ready nurse, and 
her presence among the sick was ever acceptable. Rebecca 
married Alvaro Figgins, by whom she had one son ; both 
dead ; she married J. L. Mark, Esq., uf Jasper station, who 
holds the office of Justice, and is now Postmaster ; he is a man 
of business qualifications ; he is also a merchant, by whom she 
had one son and daughter. Neomah married J. L. Mark, 



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by whom she had four children, two living and two dead. 
Catherine is married and lives in Washington ; her husband, 
Joseph Plumb, keeps a furniture store ; by trade a cabinet 
maker ; they have but one child living, a daughter, who mar- 
ried James Farley, now living in Indiana. Susan married 
James Brooks, and lives in Indiana. 

Captain Burnett, in 1813, leased a tract of land in Union 
Township of Mr. Bush, and lived there until 1821, when he 
moved to his own land, which he purchased of Pendleton^ of 
Virginia, all in the woods. On his first lease the surround- 
ings were a dense forest. There was an ancient Indian camp 
on the bank of Sugar Creek, where the Indians would stop on 
their route from Fort Clark to Old Town. The Captain says 
squads of them would stop there and rest on their annual 
hunts. The majority, however, had emigrated to Logan 
County. He says deer were plenty, and he would frequently 
shoot them ; wolves were in great abundance ; they could at 
any time be seen skulking in the woods ; sheep had to be se- 
cured within high enclosures, and hogs in close pens ; bears 
were few ; elk had emigrated to the West ; turkeys, coons, 
opossums and other small game were in abundance. The Cap- 
tain, being something of a marksman, kept his family well 
supplied with fresh meat. Mills there were none ; horse mills 
and hand mills were all the early pioneers had ; they frequent- 
ly used the hominy block and grater ; sometimes a journey to 
the Scioto mills by some of the pioneers would be made ; roads 
were Indian trails and deer paths. The Captain says hordes 
of wild hogs infested the woods ; he describes them as having 
tushes like rams' horns, head and nose long'and sharp, legs 
long and close as the rabbit, when provoked to anger more 
dangerous than any beast of the forest, and in the chase could 
distance the hound or the trained fox steed ; he says these 
wild hogs nest in jumbles on the banks of Sugar Creek. 
Snakes were rather plenty ; he killed once a monster, the 
largest he ever saw, he thinks, and was perhaps as old as Me- 
thuselah, as the life of a snake is 1,000 years, agreeably to 
snakeology historians. He says that grass on the prairies 
would grow as high as a horses back, and the runs and natu- 
ral holes and pools aflForded water for stock the entire season. 



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Corn ground was plowed with a wooden share and iron point, 
and the corn planted with hoes ; when sufficiently high it was 
bladed and topped, and when ripe was pulled and hauled to 
the barn yard and thrown into two heaps ; the neighbors 
were all invited to the husking, captains for each pile were 
chosen, and the word "Husk!" was given, when the hardy 
pioneers would commence ; the corn would fly in one place, 
and the husks in another until finished ; the victor would be 
carried with shouts, on the shoulders of the victorious party, 
round the yard , then a snort of " Old Rye," or corn whisky 
was drank by each party, — when supper was ready, and each 
eat plenteously of venison, turkey and bear meat, and ash, 
Johnny and hoe cake. After supper the boys and girls would 
take a Mocasin dance on the puncheon floor, which would 
last until the break of day, when all would return, singing 
merrily, to their cabins and wigwams in the wilderness. All 
cabins, barns and stables would be cut, hauled and raised in 
the same way ; also log rollings, clearings, wood choppings 
etc. Wheat, rye and oats were harvested by the hand sickle ; 
grass was harvested or mowed by the hand scythe, raked with 
a hand rake, and cocked with a hickory pitch fork. 

Note. — Mrs. B. says I omitted to state that corn would be 
often hid by the party fearing defeat. 

Harness, says the captain, were made of hemp rope, some- 
times deer hide and often bark; bridles of hemp rope, elm 
bark and skins ; saddles, called pack saddles, were made of 
wood and padded with straw. Wagons — hickory axle-tree, 
and wooden wheels ; hickory withes were used for ropes to tie ; 
large spinning wheels were used for wool, and small ones for 
flax ; the reel to wind, the cards for tow ; no carpets for the 
floor, which were split puncheons. Wooden plates and wood- 
en bowls were used to eat out of; gourds for rye or corn coffee. 
The dress, buckskin, linsey or tow linen ; mocasins or nature's 
shoes; wool and straw hats. 

The Captain is now 83 years old ; he says he never had a 
law-suit, never paid a fine, never had a quarrel with a neigh- 
bor, never left his house over night, never used tobacco in any 
way, but used whisky (made in its purity) until it was made 
by steam and poisoned with drugs ; now he does not taste it or 



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use it in any form. He has been keeping house fifty-seven 
years, and never eat a meal without company ; his latch-string 
has ever hung out. The Captain showed me the following 
ancient relics, which I insert in this record, viz : one china 
spotted plate, of many colors, a present from Mrs. Hurshaw, 
who emigrated to Fayette County, in 1810, from Virginia. 
She bought it before the French war of 1755, making the 
plate 116 years old. She died in 1823, aged 93 years. One 
set silver tea spoons, a present from the Captain's grandmoth- 
er, Mrs. Jane Hollenworth, in 1812 ; they were made in Eng- 
land in 1665, and brought to America in 1753. Mr. Hollen- 
worth died aged 105 years. The spoons are now in the hands 
of the fourth woman, Mrs. Burnett, 76 years old. On evine- 
gar cruet, a present from her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Hess, 
to Mrs. Burnett. Mrs. Hess died in 1830, aged 96 years. 
One pair of white corduroy pants, the Captain purchased for 
his first marriage in 1811, now 60 years old and in good con- 
dition. One summer shawl, a present to Mrs. Burnett from 
her father, when she was thirteen years old, making the shawl 
63 years old ; it is in a state of preservation. One of Long's 
make of hook circles, bought in England, in 1636, the first in 
use, and perhaps the oldest now in America. One ancient 
trunk, made in Germany in 1600, size 6 by 12 ft., brought to 
America in 1755 by Michael Miller, and now in the posses- 
sion of Captain Burnett since 1819. 

GENEALOGY OP THE BURNETT FAMILY. 

William Burnett, grandfather of Captain Burnett, emi- 
grated from Ireland to America and settled in Pennsylvania ; 
he served during the Revolution as teamster ; his two brothers 
were in the service of Cornwallis. Robert Burnett, father of 
the Captain, was born in Pennsylvania in 1755 ; he was in the 
war of 1776 as teamster ; he hauled the baggage from 
Brandywine ; he emigrated with his wife to Fayette in 1818, 
and died in 1820, aged 65 ; his wife died in 1824, aged 66. Their 
children : Samuel, Amor, Mary, Jane, Robert, Jr., Thomas, 
Susan, Henry and John S. Samuel was a mechanic and farm- 
er ; Amor was a farmer ; Mary married Thomas Friend ; 
Jane remained single; Thomas, farmer ; Susan died young ; 



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Henry was a farmer and stock trader ; John Burnett was 
County Auditor and Deputy Clerk under Milligan ; he died 
in 1823. 

Jasper was organized in 1828. First Justice, William 
Thompson ; first constable, Henry Burnett ; first Treasurer, 
John Kirkpatrick ; first Clerk, Robert Burnett ; first Trustees, 
Levi Arnold, Jacob Wood and A. Carr ; first Assessor, R. 
Burnett ; first preacher, Rev. Isaac Tany ; first school teacher, 
Robert Burnett ; first merchant, E. L. Ford ; first blacksmith, 
James Parkeuson ; first shoemaker, John Cole ; first grocer, 
J. W. Williams ; first wagon shop, Daniel Blue ; first carpen- 
ter, Anzi Hire ; first brick mason, A. Carr ; first Doctor, J. 
DeGroat ; first water mill, Hugh Rankin ; first horse mill, 
Peter Fisher. 

NOTED HUNTERS. 

George Rupart and John Arnold. George Rupart told 
Mr. Burnett that he killd, in one season, 120 deer, two bears, 
wolves and other game in abundance. John Arnold killed 
deer and other game without number. On Esquire Marks' 
farm there is an ancient grave yard ; skeletons seven feet, and 
perfectly sound, have been exhumed. Also one grave-yard on 
Amos Cole's farm, where skeletons over seven feet were ex- 
humed. 

CREEKS, RUNS, BRANCHES, ETC. 

In this Township are Sugar Creek, Rattle Snake, McFar- 
land Run, Indian Camp Run, Ayers' Fork and Grassy Branch. 

ROADS, TURNPIKES ETC. 

Part of Wilmington pike, Parmer pike, Charleston road, Bur- 
nett, Sabina and Plymouth roads, Cincinnati and Muskingum 
Valley Railroad. 

TOWNS. 
South Plymouth contains over 100 inhabitants, one store, 
one grocery, one blacksmith shop, one shoe maker, one wagon 
shop, one doctor, one school-house. Milledgeville, one store, 
one grocery, one blacksmith shop, one wagon maker, one mill, 
one doctor, one school-house, Jasper Station, one store, one 



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grocery, two blacksmith shops, one wagon shop, one shoe 
shop, one doctor, one preacher, one church, and one large 
steam flour and saw mill. There are in the Township, eight 
district school-houses and ten churches. 

PRESENT TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. 

Justices, Smith Rankin and J. L. Mark ; Trustees, Samuel 
Fichthorn, Z. Smith and Jnc. Merchant; Constables, William 
Hiat and S. Smith ; Treasurer, E. L. Ford ; Clerk, Anderson 
Blue; Assessor, Samuel Hamilton 

The following pioneers were handed in by Captain llobert 
Burnett; Richard Figgins, Leonard Bush, father-in-law to 
Robert Burnett, emigrated in 1810, and settled in now Jas- 
per ; by occupation a farmer, his sons four, dead ; he died 
in 1832, age 77 ; his wife died aged 96 ; Jacob Rankin, son of 
Smith Rankin, who emigrated to Jasper at an early day, was 
a man of influance. He served as Justice several terms ; 
Benjamin Ryan, M. E. preacher ; moved to Iowa ; Elijah Ar- 
nold, is a son of the noted hunter referred to in another page; 
he is a farmer and is a good citizen ; John Merchant, farmer 
and trader in fine stock, was in the last war ; John Rumer, a 
a farmer and steam saw mill manager ; James Perrill, a farm- 
er, and wholesale dealer in stock, and a shipper of cattle ; a 
man of note, wealth and influence ; J. W. Hartesly, grazer and 
trader in stock; J. H. Hogue, held the oflice of Captain of 
Militia and was in the last war ; he held the ofiice of Justice 
several terms ; J. L. Persinger, a busincs man, energetic and 
successful in trade ; Levi Wright, farmer, gone West ; Wm. 
Griffith. 

The following are all successful farmers and useful citizens : 
William Griffith, William Burris, James Sanderson; was kill- 
ed in the last war ; James Acton, Benjamin Rankin, Ellis 
Coil, Bela Latham, Jacob Rankin, John Hall, Nathan Cofi"- 
man, Jacob Bush, Eli Somebert, S. Cola, Hugh Rankin, Wm. 
Ferguson, Benjamin Harper, Jesse Core, trader in stock and 
shipper ; Jesse Worthington, school principal, now in the 
Cherokee Country, among the Indians ; a relation of Gov. 
Worthington ; J. Allen, Seth Linton, J. T. Sylvester, — Wil- 
son, J. J. Gray, R. Upthegrove, Lewis Shackelford, E. Allen, Jr. 



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T. Davis, W. M. Merchant, Enoa Harper, Samuel Pitshorn, 
Wm. A. Creamer, Samuel Willis, John Bellfield, Wm. H. 
Cunningham, J. B. Pursley, Jacob Coyle, John Harper, J. 
L. Persinger, George Culbertson, W. M. Dix, Henry Burnett, 
E. Yeoman, Greorge Cline, Samuel Bryant, Elijah Arnold, Jr., 
R. L. Wagner ; all the above are large land holders and atock 
traders. 

Governor Trimble entered a large tract of land, part of 
which lay in Jasper; he frequently visited his land ; he had 
it well stocked. He frequently visited Captain Burnett, and 
often remained over Sunday with him ; he was out as a Major 
in the war of 1812, his bead-quarters were Fort Meigs ; he 
represented his district as a Senator and Representative at 
Columbus, was twice elected Governor of Ohio ; in all these 
trusts he rendered general satisfaction. His family consisted 
of Joseph, William, James, Madison and Gary. Joseph is 
a noted preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
Presiding Elder of the Columbus district; William, counsel- 
lor at law ; Gary, a member of Congress and doctor; James 
and Madison, large farmers and stock dealers. Gov. Trimble 
lived to the advanced age of 88 ; his wife only survived him a 
short time; both have gone to the spirit land, lamented and 
regretted by numerous friends and relations. 

PIONEER SONG. 



OLD GRIMES. 

Old Grimes is dead ! that good old man, 
We ne'er shall see him more; 
He used to wear a long, black coat, 
All buttoned down before. 

His heart was open as the day, 

His feelings ail were true ; 
His hair was some inclined to gray, 

He wore it in a queue. 

Whene'er he heard the voice of pain 
His heart with pity burned ; 

The large round head upon his cane 
From ivory was turned. 

Kind words he ever had for all, 

He knew no base design ; 
His eyes were dark and rather small, 

His nose was aquiline. 



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He lived at peace with all mankind, 

In friendship he was true ; 
His coat had pocket holes behind 

His pantaloons were blue. 

Unharmed, the sin which earth pollutes 

He passed securely oe'r, 
And never wore a pair of boots, 

For thirty years or more. 

Biit good old Grrimes is now at rest, 

Nor fears misfortune's frown ; 
He wore a double breasted vest ; 

The stripe ran up and down. 

He modest merit sought to find, 

And pay it its desert. 
He had no malice in his mind, 

No ruffles on his shirt. 

His neighbors he did not abuse ; — 

Was sociable and gay ; 
He wore large buckles on his shoes, 

And changed them every day. 

His knowledge hid from public gaze. 

He did not bring to view ; 
Nor make a noise on meeting day, 

As many people do. 

His worldly goods he never threw 

In trust to fortune's chances ; 
But lived (as all his brothers do) 

In easy circumstances. 

Thus undisturbed by anxious cares. 

His peaceful moments ran ; 
And everybody said he was 

A fine old gentleman. 

JASPER MILLS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Dry Goods, J. S. Burnett & Co.; grocery, Thomas Coil ; 
manufactory of boots and shoes, John M. Cole ; compounding 
and practitioner of medicines, Dr. James Cowan ; saloon- 
keeper at Gaza, George McMicken ; house carpenters, Charles 
W. Hire and Charles Ramsey ; wagon makers, Thomas 
Thacker and George W. Sever ; flour and saw Mills, John W. 
Long ; butchers, David Lupes and Pinkney Mark ; milliner, 
Martha Kirkpatrick, blacksmiths, Mark & Jenkins, Richard 
Smith & Co.; freight agent, John Douglass ; manager of 
freight and baggage, Richard Smith ; drayman, C. W. Ram- 
sey ; Postmaster, Jacob L. Mark ; Justice of the Peace, 
Jacob L. Mark. Churches, Mt. Olive Methodist Protestant, Mt. 



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Carmel Methodist Episcopal ; Ministers of the Gospel, Rev. 
Samuel Smith and Rev. 0. H. Ramsey, M. P. C. 

Present Settlers: — Anderson Blue, John Hozer, J. L. 
Persinger, John Perrill, Amzi Burnett, John S. Burnett, Eli- 
jah Johnson, B. M. Pitzer, Jerry Atcher, Jacob Bush, Eli 
Stone, Daniel Yarger, A. Layton, E. Layton, James Baughun, 
Z. Smith, Henry Parkison, J. S. Mark, John Thurston, Jo- 
seph Jinkins, John W. Long, James Cowan, J. Arnder, 
George Cline, Daniel Peterson, James W. Williams, Lewis 
L. Mallow, Elijah Arnold, David Lupes, Jesse Burnett, Wm. 
Rice, Jerry Rice, Nathan Miller, Jacob Burnett, A. H. Burnett, 
Syndusky Colune, Elias Coil, James Parkinson, J. Fergu- 
son, C. W. Hire, Jeremiah Shelton, Robert Wagoner, Peter 
Williams, L. W. Henkle, Jeremiah Coile, Amzi Hire, Annon 
Hire, David Reynolds, L. Bush, Thomas Ryley, Richard 
Smith, John Douglas, Pinkney Mark, Wm. Cline, Wm. 

E. Roberts, James Parey, Wesley Post, John A. Hill, Wm. 

F. Hill, G. Culbertson, William Ferguson, Nathan Griffith, 
Jacob A. Rankin, Smith Rankin, Charles Ortman, Henry 
Rupert, George Hause, Thomas Thacker, John Berry, 
J. Henton, J. W. Updyke, A. N. Sanderson, J. Sutton, 
Solomon Smith, John Lutterell, J. Coons, William Smith, 
Henry Burnett, John Bunnells, O. H. Ramsey and Charles 
Ramsey. 




JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. 



LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ROBINSON. 

Mr. Robinson emigrated from Guilford County, North 
Carolina, to Virginia, where he lived eight years; 
thence to Ohio in 1801, and settled in now Green County, re- 
maining on his land one year ; sold out and emigrated to now 
Fayette County, where he located a large tract of land in a 
dense and howling wilderness called the Grand Indian 
Reserve. Mr. Robinson was a Nimrod, a brave and daring 
soldier ; the first year in the forest, he killed fifteen bears, one 
large panther, one hundred deer, fifteen elk, three catamounts, 
and other game in proportion. His escape from a large pan- 
ther was miraculous ; he was making a circular hunt upon 
the head of Rattlesnake, when upon a sudden he heard a 
noise in his rear; he stopped, turned round and saw a large 
panther on his trail and in pursuit of him ; he sprang behind 
a large oak, picked his flint and cocked his rifle. As the 
death monster hove in sight he fired and shot his antagonist, 
the bullet penetrating the center of the head. The panther 
gave one tremendous scream, and fell lifeless upon the ground; 
it measured eleven feet in length and thirty inches in heght, 
the largest panther ever killed in the North West Territory. 
Mr. Robinson was the first white settler in now Fayete Coun- 
ty. He was truly the Hero of the Woods. Indians were 
numerous, but as it was a time of peace, they were friendly, 
Gen. Wayne having made a treaty in 1795, at Fort Green- 
ville, when the country became some settled by emigrants 
moving in. The Indians would attend cabin raisings and be- 
have peaceably, and did so until about 1811,' when they left 
for Sandusky. When the war of 1812 was declared, Lieut. 
Robinson volunteered his services, and was attached to Col. 
Stewart's regiment. He was detached as a teamster. The roads 
from Norton and Franklinton to Sandusky, were Indian traces 
paths and trails; mud to axle-tree. During the war which lasted 

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three years, he lost by disease, etc., over 500 horses. His Captain 
was Thomas Robinson, his brother. William Robinson, Sr.", 
his father, was in the French and Revolutionary wars, also 
with Gen. St. Clair on the Maumee, in 1-791 ; he died aged 
84. Lieutenant Robinson was elected 1st Lieutenant of a 
rifle company in 1815 ; held the office several years, also 
served in important township offices ; a man of sense and a 
good citizen ; is in his eightieth year, and helps work his 
farm in Jefieson township ; his wife still survives, and attends 
to her milking. Homey Robinson, their youngest son, lives 
with his father and attends to the business of the old people. 
Singleton Robinson is a resident of the township. Ship, 
Robinson has moved to Iowa. All but Horney have families. 
Captain Thomas Robinson was in the war of 1812. He 
belonged to Col. Stewart's regiment. He was by occupation 
a farmer ; he died aged 74. William Horney was an early 
emigrant ; a farmer and in the war of 1812 ; he died aged 84. 
Hannah Robinson, wife of William Robinson, Sr., died 
aged 85. 

The following are the names of pioneers, handed in by 
Lieut. Robinson : George Sharrette emigrated in 1800. He 
was in the war of 1812, first brickmaker. Joseph Hulus was 
an early pioneer farmer ; still living, aged 89. .Joseph Hidy 
was in the war of 1812 ; a farmer. John Mock was an early 
pioneer, a good farmer, and served in the war of 1812. Dan- 
iel Horney, an early emigrant ; he was a farmer and served in 
the war of 1812 ; James Horney was an early pioneer, and 
served in the war of 1812, under Captain Robinson ; a good 
farmer and citizen. John Counts, a farmer; was in the war 
of 1812. Daniel Fanshier was in the war of 1812, and in the Rev- 
olution. John Mills, an early pioneer, a landholder, and served 
a tour in the war of 1812 ; still living, in his 89th year. James 
Kirkpatrick, an early settler and landholder, was in the war of 
181 2. John M(*Abel, Wm. King, Michael Carr, Samuel Corbert, 
Thomas Rankin. Geo. Bufort and Henry Robuck. The above 
were all early settlers, farmers, and in the war of 1812. Patrick 
Kerns, farmer, was in the war of 1812, a Major of Militia. 
Ethan Allen, farmer ; was in the war of 1812: still living, 
very old. Col. James Steward, commanded the militia of 



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East Fayette ; a mau of sense and influence ; in the war of 
1812. William Harper, Peter Eyemanson, J. Sanderson, 
George Benson, Esq. and Edward^ Jaynes, were all farmers 
and served a tour in the war of 1812. William Kimbell, a 
noted hunter and Indian trader, he was in the war of 1812. 
John Kilgore was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in its 
service. Isaac Hegler, a large landholder, a wholesale stock 
trader, was in the war of 1812 ; a noted mau. Thomas Mc- 
Donald, a Colonel in the last war ; a land trader, etc. John 
Devault, first tavern keeper ; was in the war of 1812. John 
Hues, killed 100 Indians, a spy in three wars of 1776, 1791 and 
1812. Jacob Creamer, Wm. Creamer, Henry Creamer, Daniel 
Mock, John Hudson, Daniel Horny, Joel Hoerney, Jas. Horney, 
Hezekiah Horney, David Lanshier, Thomas Mills, C. Mills, 
John Mills, H. Kirkpatrick, T. Kirkpatrick, Col. Anthony, 
Daniel Hueston, B. Hueston, John McCobb, James McCabe, W. 
Taylor. Michael Kerr, Samuel Kerr, William Kerr, J. Kerr, S. 
Kerr, John Kerr and Reuben (Jehu Kerr in the war of 1812) 
all descended from Michael Kerr ; occupations, farmers. John 
Kerns, T. Rankin, James Rankin, E. Allen, A. Allen, Wm. 
Allen, E. Allen, S. Allen, A. Allen, all large farmers. Wm. 
Anderson, (Timothy Janes was in the war of 1812; a brave man). 
E. Shettlefield, first carpenter, in the war of 1812. 

Names given in by Hon. Charles Harrold : President Fay- 
ette Pioneer Association: John Powell, ( in war of 1812), 
Samuel Higby, Wm. Palmer. Wm. Hogue, Jonas Hogue, 
Joseph Straley, Rev. Benjamin Chaplin, J. Harris, John Fuel, 
O. Williams, J. Bentley, John Shifer, William Shifer. 
Arthur Harris, Chipman Horney, Jacob Jenkins, all farmers, 
and in the war of 1812. Jacob Jenkins, Horney Sanderson, 
A. Sanderson, A. Griffith, S. Corbert, Henry Grant, John 
Patton, George Patton, J. Jeffries, S. Gregg, M. Clebber, J. 
Clebber, B. Vary, G. Versy, W. Hase, William Pearson, (\ 
Erwin, H. Rankin, William Ferguson, P. Sears, B. Harper, 
J. Harper, William Feut. J. Pent, J. Wilette, J. Horney, 
William Hines, J. Henry Hines, David Presinger, M. Chris- 
tie, J. Gilmore, Jesse Worthington, E. H. Crow, A. Blessing, 
Perry Kilgore, P. Flesher, S. Vandever, G. Vandever, Joseph 
Bloom, ex-sheriff". John Shart, George Hardway, M. B. 



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Wright, George Benson, J. Hurless, Esq., Solomon Hurless, 
Aaron Hurless, H. Jones, G. Jones, William Jones, Edward 
Janes, Dr. Eastman, David Eastman, T. Janes, Esq., S. Hunt, 
E. Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Esq., E. Stubblefield, H. Hidy, J. 
Hidy, Isaac Hidy, James Thompson, A. Robinson, Abram 
Windell, Rev. Isaac Walters, M. Thompson, H. Maghoy, S. 
Maghoy, Jacob Maghoy. 

First preacher, was John Abkuec ; first school teacher, 
David Creamer ; first Justice, George Creamer ; first Clerk, S. 
Hunt ; first blacksmith, Roderick Kerns ; first doctor, Thomas 
McGarer; first store, D. McCoy ; first cabin, William Robinson; 
first County Court, held in the cabin of John Devalt ; first 
Postmaster in the County, Jesse Millikan ; first Commission- 
ers, Jacob Rankin, David Creamer and William McElwin ; 
first sheriff, Thomas Robinson ; first carpenter in the town- 
ship, Stephanus Hunt; first mill. W^m. Robinson. 

Jefferson Township is level, and the soil very productive. 
The territory between Rattlesnake and Sugar Creek is equal 
to the Scioto bottoms. The timber is excellent, consisting of 
oak, sugar, hickory and elm. 

ANCIENT WORKS. 

On the farm of Singleton Robinson is a large earth mound, 
called Dumpling Hill, in which there has been found lead ore 
and charcoal in considerable quantities. Three miles north 
of Jeffersonville,on the land of Wm. Robinson, are to be 
found Indian axes and arrows. On Widdow Connor's farm, 
there is a mound 100 feet high, and one-half mile around; it 
is in the shape of Black Mountain, in Pickaway County. 
John Connor sold 500 loads of gravel out of it to the pikes. 
Mrs. Connor says that twenty skeletons have been exhumed ; 
sound teeth and skulls have been taken out by the gravel 
diggers. 

John Parkott emigrated to Ross County, and thence to 
Fayette, at an early day. His family consist of Eli, Sallie, 
Leahr, Bettie, Belindy, Allen, George and Augustus. Eli 
Parrott, by profession, a farmer; his family were, Lucy, Ma- 
ry and Catherine ; Lucy married and moved West ; Mary 
died ; Catherine single and living with Wm. Robinson. John 



Parrutt was in the Revolution ; he was a successful farmer ; in 
religion a Methodist; he died in 1862, much respected and 
lamented. Captain Joseph Parrott emigrated from Tennessee. 
He was in the war of 1812, South ; he was the father of Rus- 
sel, Frederick, George, living, and Jackson dead. The Par- 
rotts were all .successful farmers and distantly related. They 
originally emigrated from CJermauy. They are men of indus- 
try and economy; men of prominence in society and in religion 
Methodist. Eli Parrott married Lidy, daughter of William 
Robinson ; she died and left Catherine, the youngest daughter, 
to be raised and educated by her grandmother and grand- 
father, who have done their duty to her. The Parrotts in 
Montgomery and Ross Counties, are relationsof the Parrotts 
above recorded. They are a family highly respected where- 
ever known. Isaac Parrott emigrated from Tennessee. He 
was the father ef Henry and Joseph Parrott. He was fond of 
money ; had a chest full of silver, and when he became old 
and childish, he opened the chest and looked it over every 
day. 

Jefferson Township was named for Thomas Jefferson, the 
third President of the United State?. The face of its territo- 
ry is level, but interspersed with ridges and low, rolling hills. 
The soil is generally rich and black, especially on the waters 
of Sugar and Rattlesnake creeks. Tt is well timbered, with 
hickory, oak. elm and sugar. Sugar creek takes its name 
from the great abundance of sugar trees which grow on its 
banks. Rattlesnake takes its name from the Indian Chief, 
Rattlesnake, whose camp was on the west branch, the land 
purchased by the late Wm. Harpole, but now the property 
of Clement Shockley, son of the late Captain Clement Shock- 
ley, of the war of 1812. The following turnpikes pass through 
the township : Jefferson and Washington. Harrold, James- 
town, Blooraiugburg and South Plymouth ;a majority of the 
roads leading to and from Jefferson are now piked, and soon 
every road of any importance will be piked. Improvements 
are rapid in Jefferson. 

BY G. TERREI>L. 

Number of school-houses in the township, eight ; nnumber 
of churches, four ; three portable steam mills, one tauyard, 



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one restaurant and saloon ; number of preachers, three ; Rev. 
Stephens, Rev. Beatty and Rev. Munroe Creamer ; religious 
societies, one regular Baptist, one Universalist, three Methodist, 
one Refomed Methodist. 

CREEKS AND RUNS IN JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. 

Main Paint divides the township, Sugar creek, Rattlesnake 
Creek, Missouri Creek, all empty into Main Paint. William 
Lackamore built the second flour mill on Sugar Creek. Wil- 
liam Robinson says, that Sugar Creek, when he built his mill 
on it, afforded enough water to run his mill during the year ; 
now it is dry half the time, owing to drainage. 

NAMES OF OFFICERS OF JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. 

Three Justices of the Peace : James Stralry, Joseph Hur- 
liss and Abram Blessing ; Constables, B. F. Dodds, Jesse 
Bloomer and Jacob Smith ; Trustees, L. D. Crow, Abram 
Bush and J. R. Vanasdall ; Clerk, Dr. 0. Vi. Marshall ; 
Treasurer, L. Goldman. Town Officers, — Mayor, Jos. Hur- 
less ; Marshal, Thomas McGee ; Council, J. W. Haymaker, 
0. W. Marshal, Capt. R. Fawkes. One Odd Fellows Hall, 
one Lodge Sons of Temperance. Names of towns in town- 
ship ; Jeffersonville and West Lancaster. Lancaster has one 
store, one grocery, one blacksmith shop, one wagon shop and 
one church, — Methodist. 

PAYETTE COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION. 

Organized July 4th, 1871, agreeably to the ritual of 8th of 
April, 1788. Rev. P. F. Johnson, Chaplain ; Charles Har- 
rold, Pesident ; Adam (Haze, Vice President ; J. L. Myers, 
Secretary ; E. Smith, Treasurer ; H. Robinson, Chief Mar- 
shal ; J. Glaze, Antiquarian ; Council, Gilbert Terrell, R. Bur- 
nett and A. Bush ; Band, Jesse Glaze, E. Glaze and C. G!aze, 
sons of J. C. Glaze. Annual Pioneer Fair, August 28, 29, 
and 30, at Jeffersonville. 

KRKAK OF NATURE. — TJY WM. ROBINSON. 

A white girl was taken prisoner in the vicinity of the 
Three Islands, by the Indians, in" 1791, was brought to Old 
Town, on the Little Miami; and in 1801, when of proper 



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age, was married to an ludian called Cushen. In 1803, they 
moved to the head waters of Rattlesnake creek, on the East 
and North Forks, forming a flatiron or triangle on the East 
Fork. He built his cabin, and during that year his wife gave 
birth to twins, one boy and one girl ; remarkable to say, the 
boy was a pure Indian, and the girl was pure white — a model 
beauty, who became the wife, when thirteen years old, of Col. 
Ezekial Zane. This plaee, noted in history, may truly be called 
classic ground. Here is the spot where Captain John, Indian 
Chief, committed the cruel and savage tragedy upon his only 
boy, by cutting him in two equal parts, throwing one part to 
his wife, saying " Leave my cabin, or I will serve you in the 
same way. '" The author, in company with Major Rowan, 
visited this noted place, on Sunday, the 22d of October, 
1871. 

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. 



Say, shall the rough woodland pioneer, 

Of Fayette's wide extended plain 

Claim no just tribute of our love and tears. 

And their names vanish with the passing gale? 

With veteran arms the forest they subdued; 

With veteran arts subdued the savage foe; 

Our country's purchase with their valiant blood 

Claims for them all that gratitude can do. 

Their arduous labors gave us wealth and ease; 

P^air Fre«dom followed from thier doubtful strife; 

Their well aimed measures gave us lasting peace 

And all the social blessedness of life. 

Then let their offspring, mindful of their claims, 

Cherish their honors in the lyric land! 

O, save from dark oblivion's gloomy reign 

The brave, the worthy fathers of our land. 



BV CHARLKS HARROLD. 

Charles Harrold emigrated to Fayette County in the fall of 
1842, from Madison County. He settled on the Washington 
Survey, in Jefferson Township, where he continues to reside. 
The land was almost entirely a natural forest. He spent a 
portion of the early part of his life in teaching school in 
Clark and Madison Counties. In the winter of 1837-8, he 
commenced the study of the law, with Messrs. Mason & Tor- 
bert, in Springfield; was admitted to the bar in May, 1840, 



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and shortly afterwards entered into partnership with Colonel 
S. N. Carr, of London, in the practice of the law, with whom 
he continued until the fall of 1842, when he removed to his 
present residence in Fayette County. He commenced the 
arduous task of clearing, fencing, and improving his farm. In 
the spring of 1859 he was elected to the office of justice of 
the peace, served two years, and resigned his office. He was 
born in Cuyuga County, N. Y., on the 22d day of December, 
1813; at the age of three years he met with an accident in 
his left leg, after which he has ever since walked on crutches ; 
his net weight is 260 pounds. The Harrold road runs north 
from Jeffersonville through the center of his farm, which is 
situated three miles north of said town, near the north line of 
Fayette County. He has ten tenant houses on his farm, and 
all occupied. Some of his tenants have lived with him 
twenty-four years, and all as long as fifteen years. The farm 
is known as the Harrold Farm. There is an excellent school 
house on said farm, in which is kept up a good school at least 
six months annually ; a majority of the expense of building 
and keeping up said school is paid by said Harrold, in which 
he takes a lively interest. There is also a flourishing Sunday 
School and singing school kept up weekly in said school 
house. Charles Harrold was the son of Judge David Har- 
rold, of Madison County, who was an extensive breeder of 
short-horned cattle, and a large land-holder, and the President 
of the first Agricultural Society ever held in the West — held 
at South Charleston, Clark County. He was a man of ex- 
tensive reading on almost every subject, and had a large li- 
brary, with which he was well acquainted. David Harrold 
was a man of great benevolence ; his latch-string always hung 
out to the poor. He was the son of Samuel Harrold, of 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Society of 
Friends, and he the son of Samuel Harrold, of Ireland, who vol- 
unteered in the army of William, King of England, and was 
wounded in the battle of the Boyue, fought between William 
and James. David Harrold had a family of five children ; 
two died in infancy ; three grew to manhood, Charles, Al- 
fred and William. Alfred died in August, 1836, at the age 
of twenty-one years. William was the possessor of the old 



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homestead, which contained sixteen hundred acres. He was 
married to Miss Margaret Jones, daughter of Enoch and Re- 
becca Jones, of Clark County, Ohio, by whom he had eight 
children: Alfred, Seymour, Olive, Maria, Anna, Minnie, Emma, 
and William, who died in March, 1861. Seymour married 
Laura Pierce, daughter of Edwin and Francis Pierce, by 
whom he has two children, Ralph and Bertha. Seymour is a 
resident of Jefferson Township. Fayette County; his occupa- 
tion is a farmer. The following are the names of the resi- 
dents of the said Charles Harrold's farm: James Allison emi- 
grated from Champaign County in the year 1846; Nimrod 
Paul, in 1847; Thomas Kinsella, in 1852; Barnard Owen, in 
1855 ; Matthew Kelan, in 1857 ; Jacob Wright, in 1842 ; Jas. 
Daugherty, the first truant, came on the farm in the year 
1834, and commenced clearing. He left about 1850. Bar- 
nard MeMahon, Richard Roulston, Archibald McHenry, Pe- 
ter Duff", William Duff", John Duff", Crosby Duff", Blue Little. 
William Goodnight, George Sodders, George Dellett, Edward 
Quinn, John Harrow, Thomas Devault, Thornberg Collins, 
Calvin Collins, James Hippell, John Morris, Patrick Cusack, 
Cornelius McCandlass, Farrel MeDermot, and Patrick Galla- 
gher. The above named persons are, and have been, resi- 
dents on said Harrold's farm. 

BY RICHARD ROUI.STON. 

Richard Roulston, living on Mr. Han'old's farm, says that 
two of hie mother's great-grand uncles were also engaged in 
the battle of the Boyne at the same time. 

.lEVPERSONVILLK BUSINESS .MENS' DIRFXTORY. 

Lewis Goldman, Oliver Corbit, J. W. Haymaker, and Gil- 
bert Terrell, dry goods merchants ; Edward Gray, Johnson & 
Co., and David Augustus, family grocers ; Samuel Carr and 
E. A. Carr, landlords; William Howard and Joseph Brubacher, 
saddlers and harness manufacturers ; Roths & Sons, tanners ; 
Augustus Billip, wagon maker ; Richard Fawkes and William 
Bush, blacksmiths; Richard Fawkes & Sou, tile factory ; John 
Sanders, Jacob Creamer, and Reas & Co., carpenters; David 



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Creamer, cabinet shop ; Mr. Miller, architect ; Creamer k 
Sons, subsoilers and patent rights ; James Beyer, brick mason ; 
General Andrew Jackson, miller, and a useful man ; Mrs. J. 
Creamer and Mrs. F. Carr, milliners and mantau-makers ; 
Edward Gray, postmaster and grocer; Mr. Clausing, shoe- 
shop; George Creamer, painter; Dr. Harper, drugs and va- 
riety store; George Miller and Lewis Bentz, pure liquors; 
O. S. Marshall and Dr. Ester, physicians and surgeons. 



[From (lie Fayette County Kegistei.] 

FAYETTE COUNTY PIONEER FAIR, OCT. 18TH 
AND 19TH, 1871. 

Agreeably to notice in the County newspapers, large bills and 
programmes, the old veteran pioneers, early settlers, and 
citizens in general, in mass assembled at Jeffersonville, the 
place appointed by the President, at 10 o'clock. The meeting 
was called to order by Adam Gla/e, Vice-President, who 
made a brief address, stating that the President's absence was 
in conse([uence of indisposition ; but he would be present on 
the second day. First on programme was music by Major 
Glaze's Juvenile band, from Marion Township, which discours- 
ed excellent martial music. Second, Pioneer Song, by Gen. 
Putman. Third, Music by the Band. Fourth, The Reception 
of Ancient Relics and their arrangement. Fifth, Adjourned 
until 2 o'clock, P. M. 

AFTERNOON VROGRAMME. 

First, Vice-President Glaze called the house to order. 
Second, Music by the Band. Third, Performance of several 
pioneer ladies on spinning wheels, reels, cards, &c., which 
created a universal sensation, especially among the young 
ladies, who had never witnessed such performances. Fourth, 
Music by the Band. Fifth, speeches, by Wm. Hays, Wm. 
Robinson, Wm. Millikan, John Gordon, and other pioneers, 
names not recollected. These speeches were full of interest 
and pathos, and elicited great attention. Sixth, Music by the 
Band. Seventh, Brief address to the young men on horse- 
manship — inviting them to make their appearance on horses 
on the second day, by Gen. Putman. Eighth, Adjourned to 
to 7 o'clock, P. M. 



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EVENING ENTEIlTAINiMENT. 

At 7 o'clock, house full to a jam. Vice-President Glaze 
called the house to order. First, Music by the Band. Second, 
Exhibition of a grand collection of Relics and Curiosities. 
Third, Music by the Band. Fourth, The Pioneers of the 
West, by Gen. Putman. Fifth, An eloquent address by Rev. 
P. F. Johnson. Sixth, Song by Gen. Putman, which closed 
the evening programme. 

SECOND DAY. 

At an early hour the town was full of people, old and 
young, all happy. At 10 o'clock the President, Charles Har- 
rold, called the house to order and made a brief and pithy 
address. First in order, Music by the Band. Second, Ex- 
hibition of Relics, and Judges' Report. Third, Speeches, by 
Rev. Rose, of the M. E. Church; Rev. P. F. Johnson, of the 
M. E. Church, and Rev. Johnson, of the Baptist Church. 
These excellent feeling speeches were listened to with marked 
attention. Fourth, Music by the Band. Fifth, Adjourned 
to '2 o'clock, P. M. 

AFTERNOON PROGRAMME. 

At 2 o'clock President Harrold called the mass to order, 
the house not holding one-fourth of the people, which was 
estimated at two and three thousand. The yard and street in 
front of the Chapel presented a solid mass. First on pro- 
gramme, Music by the Band. Second, Pioneer Song by Gen. 
Putman. Chorus by the audience. Tune — Old Virginia. 
Third, Sword exercise and scientific specimens on the treble 
tenor drum, brought forth long and loud applause. Fourth, 
President Harrold, in a loud voice, announced to the multitude 
that a procession would be formed and marched to the grove, 
under command of Gen. Putman. The General formed the 
procession agreeably to the programme. First, Major Glaze's 
Band. Second, Pioneers. Third, Early Settlers. Fourth. 
Citizens in general, on foot. Fifth, Horsemen, which marched 
to the grove in order, the Band being placed in the center ot 
the circle ; the General formed his men on horses, going 
through many cavalry evolutions, which elicited great applause. 
After which he marched the Pioneers, and the thirteen ladies 
selected to place the wreath o^ Honor on the head of William 
Robinson, the first Pioneer of Fayette County, around the 
circle, then to the center of the circle, where the veteran 
soldier and pioneer of the forest was crowned, by one of the 



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ladies in a brief speech, which was feelingly replied to by the 
President. By request the old Pioneer, 88 years old, mounted 
his white pony and made several evolutions round the circle, 
distancing and leaving far in the rear the entire cavalry who were 
in swift pursuit. Next in order was the grand entrance of 
the Forest Queen, (Miss P^lla Glaze,) with her train of 
Princesses and her rear guard of horsemen into the Ring Circle 
on wild and spirited steeds ; going through the modes of 
ancient and modern feats of horsemanship, to the war sound 
of ancient Martial Music, by Glaze's Juvenile Family Band. 
The close. 

"JEFFERSONVILLE." 




PAINT TOWNSHIP. 



BY J. W. ELLIOTT. 

Paint Township is about in the center of the several creeks 
of Paint, and from this fact it takes its name ; soil rich, black, 
and durable. It was called the New Purchase up to 1815, 
and then Bloomingburg. This towH was laid out in Novem- 
ber, 1815, by Solomon Bowers, who emigrated from Ross 
County in ''1815. The very first settlers were Matthew Gal- 
laspie, John Oliver, John Dufi", W. Bryant, Mrs. Gilmore, and 
Mrs. Kosebone. Matthew Gallaspie was the first merchant; 
John McCoy, first hatter ; James Dunham, first shoemaker : 
Duff & Watts, first blacksmiths ; Stith & Eustic, first tailors ; 
William Weeks, first wagon shop ; George Mantte, first tan- 
ner ; John Oliver, first carpenter ; Hamilton Bryant, first 
cabinet-maker ; first preacher, Rev. Wines White, Presbyterian ; 
first school teachers, Dr. McGaraugh and Stone ; first 
doctor, Dr. George Allen ; first justice, J. M. Edwards. 
Bloomingburg was incorporated in 1847 ; Mayor, Jos. Counts ; 
recorder, James M. Edwards; John Gunning, Samuel Wor- 
rell, James M. Wilers, William S. Carr, J. N. McLaughlin; 
marshal, George Worrell. Present officials : J. M. Edwards, 
mayor; John Ball, R. B. Short, J. Larimore, A. B. Elliott, 
J. M. McCoy, council ; J. K. Barnett, marshal ; M. W. Stew- 
art, recorder ; John Highland, township justice. The num- 
ber of inhabitants in 1871 was 524. 

BUSINESS mens' DIRECTOR V. 

A. B. Elliott, Cross Main street, dry goods : D. E. Boice, 
Bowers and Main streets, dry goods : Stewart & Wilson, 
Market and Main streets, druggists : Stewart, Market and 
Main streets, postmaster, office, same building : Gibson & 
Howser, School alley and Main street, grocery : Thomas 
Sheits, grocer : William Wheaton, Main and Union streets, 



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hotel: McCoy & Bro., E. Cross street: John Ott, E. Union 
street : Wm. Jones, Main and Union streets, blacksmith : 
John Ball, Main street, shoe shop : Hiram Stitt, Main street, 
tailor : J. M. & W. J. McCoy, Cross street, wagon sho'p : Wil- 
liam Linsabaujih, carpenter : Clark Gordon, cabinet-maker : 
George Forbash, livery stable: Henry Chapdew, saddler: 
Mrs. Gordon, milliner. Present preachers — Rev. J no. Woods, 
Presbyterian : W. F. Hay, M. E. Church. Public houses of 
worship — one Presbyterian, one M. E. Church, and two Bap- 
tist: one academy, cost $20,000: two district school houses : 
one Masonic hall. Present physicians — Drs. H. C. Stewart, 
J. S. Gallaspie, and C. Smith. Rev. William Jones, African 
Methodist preacher, the first that ever preached in Ohio, is 
now 109 years old, agreeably to the Muskingum Pioneer 
Record ; now in the poor-house. 

BY WILLIAM HAYS. 

William Hays emigrated from Kentucky in 1803 to Ohio, 
and settled on Big Walnut, and in 1805 emigrated to the New 
Purchase,* now Paint Township, Fayette County, with his 
father, James Hays, and family, consisting of David, John, 
James, Jr., Rankin, and Benjamin Hays ; Jane, Mary, Han- 
nah, Elizabeth, and Sarah Hays ; all married well. Jas. Hays 
purchased 200 acres of land in the woods. The surface of 
the country was level and the land very wet, but by industry 
and ditching, the swamps were converted into fruitful fields. 
Indians and wild beasts were the full possessors of the country ; 
no roads but those made by the Indians. Bufi"alo and elk, 
also bears, wolves, panthers, deer, wild hogs, and other smaller 
game were in great abundance. William Hays and his 
brother John served as privates in Captain McElwain's mi- 
litia company, belonging to Colonel Harper's command. The 
regiment was ordered out to Fort Sandusky, where they as- 
sembled and built Fort Sandusky. At the close of the war, 
he returned home and worked on the farm. In 1818 he mar- 
ried Miss Jane Lynn, by whom he had Morgan, James H., 
Edmond, and William L. Hays ; his girls were Julia, Letitia, 
and Mary Hays. 



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George Coil built the first cabin in the township. He was 
;i man of enterprise. Soloman Sowers built the first mill in 
the township. Samuel Robbins was the first school teacher ; 
he also served several terms as justice ; a man of use in his 
day. Jacob Pursely was the first blacksmith. John Oliver 
was the first carpenter. William Dickey and James Quinn 
were early pioneer preachers, and the first to preach out of 
Bloomingburg. Colonel James Stewart was the first Militia 
Colonel, and General Beatal Harrison the first Brigadier Gen- 
eral. Adam Funk emigrated in 1805 from Kentucky to Paint 
Township. He was a farmer and cattle trader. William, Sr., 
was an early pioneer; a farmer and trader. John Dewalt, 
occupation farmer. Philip Moore, farmer, wagon-maker, and 
useful to the neighbors. John, Adam, and Oliver Coile were 
farmers, stock grazers, and men of energy. Joseph Parris 
was in the war of 1812, and also in the war of the revolution. 
Leonard Parris was in the war of 1812; he was a hunter and 
farmer, and raised good stock. Jeremiah Smith, a brave man, 
trapper, hunter, &c., and a soldier in the war of 1812. Wil- 
liam Armstrong, by occupation a farmer and grazer. All the 
above pioneers emigrated to the township in 1805. They 
lived to see Ohio the third State in the Union ; no better men 
ever lived. They now have gone to the land of eternal re- 
pose. 

Their names should be enrolled on history's page, 
To be perused by each succeeding age. 

Mrs. Conu and Weaver were the first weavers ; John M. 
McCoy, first blacksmiths; William McCoy was a blacksmith ; 
corrected: J. S. Smith is yet living; James Alexander, far- 
mer: William Pinkerton was a farmer, and has served as jus- 
tice several terms ; Hugh Stewart, doctor ; Moses Ball, shoe- 
maker ; John Guning, shoemaker; David C. Boiee, merchant, 
very popular, a man of note and influence, and much re- 
spected wherever known. James Willis, by occupation a 
merchant, farmer, and stock trader, and a useful man. Dr. 
C. C. Smith, a man of medical tact and talent, a useful citi- 
zen, and prominent in society. Charles Holland, a farmer 
and a good fellow. Thomas Larimore, a practical farmer and 



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a good friend to the poor. John Crozier. farmer and trader. 
Robinson Steele, practical farmer. John Larimore, farmer 
and township clerk, a good scribe, and useful to his township. 
Willis Jones, farmer. Captain N. Jones was in the last war, 
a brave man and true to his flag. John Parker, farmer. An- 
thony Moore, farmer. Frederick Selsor, Nathaniel Veasey, 
and Jacob Cleuver, all good men and tillers of the soil. Cor- 
nelius Serule, a good blacksmith. William Turey, justice and 
a man of influence. Presley Thompson, Hamilton Green, 
Mark Yeates, .Jacob Harper, Henry Windel, Samuel Smith, 
James Hays, Harlis Hays, Robert Pardy, Daniel Morris, 
Robert Morris, Burton Veasy, Isaiah Waples, Isaac Moore, 
Philip Moore, Eli Houler. William Robuck, Wesley Robuck, 
C. Holms, and Solomon Brock, all living, early settlers, and 
have done much to improve the forest and to leave good im- 
proved farms to their children. Honor should be given to 
such men. 

Indian trails passed below Washington and run thence to 
the eastern line of Green's farm to the east Ibrk of Paint 
creek, thence up the creek to Kendel's Bluft', on Sugar creek, 
thence west to the head of Massie's creek to Old Town, on 
the Little Miami. They were plainly seen in 1804, and in- 
deed they were traveled by the Indians as late as 1811, and 
after that by the friendly Indians who befriended our side in 
1812 against the British army. There is an Indian grave- 
yard on the farm of Henry Windlc, from which skeletons 
have been exhumed in great numbers by men shoveling gravel 
for pikes. 

EARTH-WORKS. 

There is a mound of symmetry and beauty on James Willis' 
farm, in circumference 800 rods, and 30 feet high. 

Names given in by J. W. Elliott: John Gunning, G. S. F. 
Fullerton, county commissioner ; William Sinsabaugh, J. M. 
Mills, William W. Jones, William F. Jones, Will Jones, Wil- 
liam Noble, William Elliott, John Ott, John Hemphill, Cy- 
rus Middleton, Jacob Middleton, Hiram Stilt, Morris Ball, 
C. W. Gordon, J. H. Highland, Lemuel Dyer, J. M. Elliott, 
E. Alexander, H. C. Chapdu, William Pinkerton, G. Hoi- 



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land, and John Brown. Matthew Gallaspie, already men- 
tioned, was a man of business capacities, and of no inferior 
talents; he moved to Putnam, married the widow of Major 
Lewis Nye, who owned the largest and best farm in Musking- 
um County. While on the farm, he kept tavern. The house 
was noted, and called White Cottage, seven miles west of Put- 
nam. On this farm, the militia mustered annually. He was 
paymaster of Col. Russell's regiment. He finally left the 
farm, moved to Putnam, and erected an oil-mill in West Zanes- 
ville, which proved a success. He continued in the business 
until advanced age compelled him to retire. He was in re- 
ligion a zealous Presbyterian and a devoted Christian. He 
was a great advocate for Sunday Schools, in which he de- 
voted the latter part of his life. He died at his son-in-law's 
residence, Newton Township, in 1869, much lamented, at the 
ripe age of 88. His widow still survives him. 



PIONEER SONG. 

BY REV. D. C. EASTMAN, A NOTED SOHOOIi TEACHER. 

From a far off land to this we come,. 

Our goods on horses packed ; 
Our way was through the wilderness, 

The Indian trail our track. 
Unseen then was the railroad train, 

Unheard the steam-cars' roar ; 
O, carry us back to the woods again, 

To the pack-horse days once more. 

Arrived at the fair and fertile plains, 

We let our horses go 
Around to range the country wide; 

The pioneers all did so. 
No stake and ridered-fences then, 

Bristled the country o'er. 
O, carry me back to the range again, 

To the pararie range once more. 

From logs of hickory, elm and oak, 

We built our cabins small ; 
Of boards and poles we formed our roof, 

As did our neighbors all. 
No nails were used to make the roof, 

Nor screws to make the door. 
O, let us live in a cabin again, 

And dance on a puncheon floor. 



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The oppossum, turkey, deer and raccoon, 

Our daily meat supplied ; 
And he was thought a churl indeed, 

Who would n't he satisfied. 
• Preserves and sausages were then 

No part of the housewife's store. 
O, give us some 'possum and 'coon again, 

And some venson ham once more. 

We pounded hominy, grated meal, 

And baked among the coals ; 
The mush and hominy boiled in pots, 

And ate from wooden bowls. 
No burr-stones then to grind our grain, 

No bolts to make the flour. 
O, give us back the hominy block. 

And the grated mush once more. 

Our buxom girls and healthy wives 

Would card and weave and spin ; 
But crinoline and bustles then 

Were never flaunted in. 
Our music was then the hum of the wheels, 

And not the dulcimer ; 
O, give us the shuttles, cards aind reels, 

And the spinning-wheels once more. 

In hunting shirts of linsey blue, 

We used to woo the fair ; 
Our feet in moccasins encased. 

Whilst their's were very bare. 
Prunelle shoes and calfskin boots, 

No gents or ladies wear. 
O, give us the hunting shirts again. 

And the moccasins once more. 

We married then when we pleased, 

Nor made a great ado ; 
Procured a justice or a priest. 

Who soon made one of two. 
No pies or cakes were known of then, 

With sugar coated o'er. 
O, give us the quiet wedding again, 

That we had in the days of yore. 

These happy days are past and gone. 

And we are all growing old ; 
Old Time with his car is rolling on, 

And our years will soon be told. 
Then, when our earthly days are passed. 

And we sail from this mundane shore, 
May we reach the haven of rest at last, 

And wish to come back no more. 

The above excellent pioneer song was composed by the late 
D. C. Eastman, and sung by E. A. Robinson in the Washing- 
ton court-house to the members of the first Pioneer Associ- 



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atloa in Fayette County, of wliich the venerable Wm. Hays 
was President; also sung at District Pioneer meeting July 
4th, at New Holland, by General Rufus Putnam. We insert 
it in the record as a tribute of respect to his memory. 



BOARDING ROUND. 

BY RBV. D. C. EASTMAN. 

How brief is life ! how passing brief! 

How brief its joys and cares ; 

It seems to be in league with time, 

And leaves us unawares. 

But ever in its pathway strewed, 

Bright spots and dark are found ; 

Of each of these I had to taste, 

Went I went boarding round. 



At eighteen, with a valiant heart. 
The task I then coiniuenced, 
To teach young ideas how to shoot 
The germ of common sense. 
Indeed, a mighty task was that ; 
And very soon I found 
It not a very trifling task 
To go a boarding round. 



Things were different then from now, 
And folks were different too ; 
Nothing was old and rusty then, 
But everything was new. 
Questions grave and problems deep, 
That would their brains confound, 
They always would be sure to keep 
'Til I came boarding round. 

Long winter evenings — these were spent 

In mirthful, laughing joy; 

Nor did the cracking jokes or nuts 

Our happiness alloy. 

And if a singing school was near 

We 'd go ; and I '11 be bound 

I 've sometimes sung for half the night 

When I was boarding round. 



The settler's cabin served us then 
For parlor and for kitchen ; 
Not only so, 'twas also used 
To eat and drink and sleep in. 
On three sides of the ample room, 
The beds were ranged around ; 
There parents, children, teacher slept, 
When I went boarding round. 



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Fathers would talk of politics, 

Or church aflfairs propose ; 

And if my views were not like their's, 

A sharp dispute arose ; 

And some old codger, wise and dry, 

Would oftentimes propound 

Questions that sorely bothered me, 

When I went boarding round. 



Mothers would talk of rude young girls, 

Of sermons, books, and boys, 

But always would be sure to add 

Unto my earthly joys ; 

And if I caught the slightest cold, 

Or hoarse my voice should grow, 

I got a cup of catnip tea, 

When I was boarding round. 

The girls would talk of everything ; 

Of parties, rides, and calls. 

Of quiltings and the holidays, 

Of plays and Christmas balls. 

Some grave, some gay, and mischievous ones ; 

These last I could have drowned. 

For putting burs into my bed. 

When I was boording round. 

The dinner basket every noon 
My willing hands would greet, 
And sure it always brought to me 
Something t' was good to eat ; 
Mince pies were full of raisins then, 
Dough-nuts were large and round ; 
You '11 never get such pies and cakes 
Unless you 're boarding round. 

But now those happy days are gone ; 

Life's sunny spring is past ; 

The boys I taught have, one by one. 

Into the world been cast. 

My hair is growing thin and gray, 

I '11 soon be under ground ; 

And not till then shall I forget. 

When I was boarding round. 



Names handed in by Rev. J. Dickey: Peyton Simpson, team- 
ster; Rev. John Woods, J. A. Pinkerton, farmer; T. B. 
Sheits, ex-Mayor ; John Pinkerton, carpenter ; John Houser, 
grocer; William D. Gibson, D. Boise, Enoch Hayden, carpen- 
ter; William Elliott, carpenter; Nathaniel Michaels, silver- 
smith ; Robert Hiland, shoemaker ; Rachel Hammond, Mrs. 
Grace Hammond, mother of John Hammond, who was in 
California twenty years, returned home wealthy, and ia tak- 



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ing care of hia aged mother. Rev. J. P. A. Dickey, occupa- 
tion school teacher, emigrated from Ross County with his 
father, Alexander Dickey, his brother, Judge Dickey, of the 
Ross District, his uncle, Rev. William Dickey, late of Bloom- 
ingburg. Mr. Dickey served in the last war under Colonel 
Cradlebaugh, 114th Regiment. John Larimer, Sr., was the 
father of Thomas Larimer, the subject of this sketch ; by oc- 
cupation a farmer. He has served in several township trusts; 
he is now one of the Directors of the County Infirmary. Jas. 
Larimer, Hugh Larimer, and John Larimer, Jr., are his broth- 
ers — all farmers and useful men. Michael Kerr was an early 
pioneer. He was the father of Col. Samuel, William, Evan, 
and Elisha Kerr. Mrs. Ben. Wright and Mrs. Geo. Jones 
were his daughters. John K. Barnett w=is a fifer in the late 
war under Colonel Whitelsy and now Fife Major of Mr. 
Glaze's band, Marion Township. Captain George Judy, when 
he arrived in the county, had two children, George and 
Phoebe. Phoebe married E. Smith, and George Judy mar- 
ried for his second wife Mrs. Isabel Evans. George Judy, Sr., 
died in 1871, aged 92. 

CAPTAIN NOAH JONEP, 

Youngest son of Major Jones, noticed in the Madison Town- 
ship record by J. L. Myers, volunteered as a private in Com- 
pany A, 1st Ohio Cavalry, at Washington C. H., under the 
command of Captain J. A. Robinson. They were ordered to 
Camp Chase, and mustered into service by Captain Howard 
Stanberry, of the U. S. A., August 16th, 1861. An election 
for ofiicers was held, which resulted in the choice of John 
A. Robinson, Captain ; S. L. Hooker, First Lieutenant, and 
Noah Jones, Second Lieutenant. The company was drilled 
at Camp Chase until the 15th of September, when it left 
for Camp Elk-water, Romney and Springfield, where they 
remained as scouts, and kept the lines open during the 
war. They were at the following places: Patterson creek, 
Pawpaw Tunnel, Blumey Furnace, where a battle ensued 
between Gen. Jackson and Gen. Lander, then marched to 
Martinsburg, Winchester, where a battle was fought, then 



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marched to Harrisonburg, Strasburg, then to Front Royal, 
Miller's Bridge, Port Republic, thence to Alexandria, War- 
ren, Culpepper, Cedar Mountain, and fought a battle, then to 
Beverly, forded the Rappahannock River, and Grady Springs, 
where Captain Jones' mare was shot from under him, then 
to Monocacy Junction, Centerville, Bull's Run, Fairfax C. 
H., Arlington Heights, Washington City, thence to Little 
York, Pennsylvania, them^e to Gettysburg, and took part in 
that memorable buttle, in 1863. In this battle Jones com- 
manded two companies, acting as Major. At the death of 
Captain Robinson, Major Jones served as Captain by pro- 
motion. The aggregate marches of Major Jones during his 
great campaigns, was about 7,00 miles. His fearless and 
daring charge on General Ewell's camp entitles him the 
Hero of Monterey Mountain. No braver man ever lived 
in this or any age. Below is the certificate of Gen. Kil- 
patriek : 

HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION C. C. 

April 12th, 1864. 
Hon. John Sherman, M. C. : 

Sir : I take pleasure in recommending to your favora- 
ble consideration, Captain Noah Jenes, Comd'g Squadron of Cavalry 
(my escort) from your State. Captain Jones has been under my 
immediate command since June 29th, 1863, and has won for himself 
and his Squadron a reputation of which any troops might be proud. 
At Monterey, July 4th, he charged and took the heights after two 
whole Regiments had been repulsed in the attempt. At Hagerstown, 
Falling Waters, Brandy Station, and on several other battlefields, 
he has shown the fine, dashing qualities necessary to make a good 
Cavalry Officer. I cheerfully recommend him for any position to 
which he may aspire. 

I am, Sir, 

Very Respectfully, 

Your Od't Serv't, 

J. KILPATRICK, 
Brig. Oen. Vol. Commanding 3d ZHvitsion. 



We, the undersigned Officers' serving upon the staff of Gen. Kil- 
patrick, and eye-witnesses to the services of Capt. Noah Jones, add 
with pleasure "our testimony as to his ability and gallantry in the 
various battles and skirmishes in which he has been engaged while 
with us. We feel assured that any position to which he might be 
appointed, he would fill with honor to his country and credit to 
himself. 

F. W. Armstrong, A. A. I. G. 3d Div. C. C. 

E. W. Whitaker, Capt. and A. D. C. 

Jacob Bristol, lat Lt. A. C. of M. 3d Div. C. C. 

J. Glascock, Captain and Signal Officer. 

Chas. E. Hackley, Surg, in Chief, 3d Div.C.C. 
{A True Copy.) 



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Major Jones was married to Miss Lutitia PauIIin, daugh- 
ter of Uriah Paullin, December 18th, 1865, by whom he 
had three children : Cora May, who died Sept. IG, 1868, 
aged 1 year and 11 months, Martha Catharine, and lola 
Bell. 

BY THOMAS LARIMORE. 

Thomas Larimore emigrated to Paint Township in 1832, 
and settled near Bloomingburg, a farmer by occupation. 
He has served in several important township offices, and is 
now one of the Directors of the County Infirmary. His 
family record is John, Andrew B., Jane Gr., and Eliza B. 
A. B. Larimore was in the late war, under Captains Rob- 
inson and Jones. John is a farmer, and served 15 years as 
township clerk. James is a farmer. David B. Larimore 
was in the late war under Captains Crabb and Gray. Thos. 
Larimore was born in September, 1802, in Fayette County, 
Pennsylvania. He married Mary Bryson in 1822. His 
father, John Larimore, was born in Little York, Pennsyl- 
vania, Nov. 7th, 1777 ; was a farmer, and in the Indian 
war of 1791, under St. Clair, and in 1794 with Mad An- 
thony. Fort Larimer was called after him. He emigrated 
from Ireland in 1768 ; his three brothers, Hugh, William, 
and Samuel, were in the revolution, under Washington. 
Hugh was in the Florida war of 1817, under Gen. Jackson; 
hence, the erection of Fort Larimer, and to this day it is 
one of the Gibraltars of Florida. 

ANCIENT RELICS. 

A petrified razor-hone, called hollow-wood, handed down 
from sire to son from 1768. Likeness of wife, daughter, 
grand-daughter, and her son, making four generations. 

BY N. SQUIRE. 

Nathaniel Squire emigrated to Fayette County in 1816, 
with his father's family, consisting of four children, Justice, 
Nancy, Nathaniel, and Lidy, and settled on the waters of 
Paint creek. His father, William Squire, was in the revolu- 
tion. He was a noted hunter, and was also in the war of 



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1812. He purchased a large tract of land on East Paint ; he 
died in 1824. Captain Zophas Squire, father of William, was 
in the French war of 1755. Nathaniel Squire is a large far- 
mer and stock raiser. His family record is Amanda, Justice, 
James, William, Jane, and Madison. Justice served in the 
late war, under Captains Robinson and Jones. William and 
James were in the first call ; Lizzie, Ann, Maggie, and Ella 
at home. Mrs. Squire's maiden name was Allen, and she was 
married to Mr. N. Squire September 26th, 1826. There is an 
ancient relic in the shape of a powder-horn, made by Captain 
Z. Squire in 1755, and handed down from sire to son, and is 
now the property of N. Squire, the variety of dates, cuts, 
letters, and curious engravings yet visible. 

THE HERMIT OP PAYETTE 

Was an early [pioneer of 1803, and built his cabin on the west 
bank of Compton creek. His costume was made of deer 
skins. He had served in Dunmore's war of 1774, and in the 
war of 1776, and was a daring, fearless hunter. His cabin 
was lined with elk, deer, bear, and other skins. He had 
means, and grazed herds of horses and cattle. When he left 
for the West, he took a large drove with him. Rumor says 
that he was killed in the Black Hawk war of 1832. 

BY REV. DICKEY. 

Rev. William Dickey, first preacher, was born December 
6th, 1774, in York District, South Carolina, and died Decem- 
ber 5th, 1857, aged 83 years, lacking one day. His birthday 
was the day of his burial. He lost his mother when but two 
years old. His father, Robert Dickey, was a soldier in the 
revolution, and Rev. William Dickey had to fly before Corn- 
wallis' army, whose encampment was on his father's farm. He 
then five years old. After the war he removed to Kentucky. 
William, when a grown man, obtained an education at Nash- 
ville, Tenn., and was licensed to preach on the 5th of Octo- 
ber, 1802, by the Presbytery of Transylvania, at Springhill. 
He was soon elected a member of the General Assembly, 
which met in Philadelphia. He went in a plain suit of home- 



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spun ; he made an odd appearance among the broadcloth par- 
sons there assembled. There was preaching every night; one 
of the aristocratic preachers suggested that Brother Dickey 
had not preached yet; a smile passed around the company at 
the idea ; he consented, and preached to a large audience, and 
preached a sermon that surprised all present, and all were 
highly pleased and gratified. Many of his hearers were in 
tears. It is related of him that while in attendance at this 
session, he placed his straw hat on the window-sill of the 
church window, it being raised ; the wind blew it out into the 
yard, and a cow ate it up, so he was hatless ; the people of 
the city made him a present of a fur hat, and also a fine suit 
of black broadcloth, so well were they pleased with the back- 
woods preacher. Rev. W. Dickey emigrated to Fayette prior 
to its organization, ond became the pastor of the first Presby- 
terian Church in now Washington. His members built him 
a cabin ; he also organized a small church in now Blooming- 
burg, November 22d, 1817, where he preached part of his 
time. About this time he purchased 16 acres of land of 
Mr. Walker, of Chillicothe, near Washington. As the day of 
payment drew near, he found he could not make his payment. 
He wrote to Mr. W. to take it back. The return mail brought 
Mr. Dickey a deed, to his great surprise. Mr. Dickey, prior 
to his death, sold it for $2,000, which enabled him to purchase 
100 acres near Bloomingburg, where he spent the latter 
part of his days, leaving it to his children. But to return, 
the church at Bloomingburg desired his entire time; he there- 
fore moved to Bloomingburg, and preached for this church 40 
years. He spent hia latest breath in commending to his hear- 
ers the blessed Master whom he had served. In regard to his 
labors as a minister, I need not pen them here. Their history 
is written in the characters and in the hearts of the entire 
community. He baptised the people, and received them to 
the communion ; he married their children, and buried their 
parents ; he has sat at every fireside, and prayed in every 
family. Rev. Wm. Dickey served God in the ministry for 55 
years. He lived to bury all his father's family, and at last he 
comes to his grave at a full, ripe age, like a shock of corn, 
fully ripe. 



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For God was there, and round his bed 
Divine illuminations shed ; 
His rod and stafiF sweet comfort gave, 
And power miraculous to save, 
For many years on Zion's walls, 
He sounded forth the gospel calls. 



The author was well acquainted with Rev. Wm. Dickey, and 
must say that pen fails to give a true and just tribute to the 
memory of this honest and pious pioneer preacher. His 
place can never be filled. 




MADISON TOWNSHIP. 



Madison Towuship is one of the original townships of 
Fayette County, 1815. The soil is rich and productive; the 
streams passing through it are the north fork of Paint and its 
head branches. Among its first settlers was Gen. Beatal Har- 
rison ; (given in by William Harrison, his son, and taken from 
MSS.) 

Gen. Beatal Harrison was born in the State of Virginia, 
in the year 1780. His father. Captain Benjamin Harrison, 
served as a Continental oflBcer in the revolutionary war of 
1776, under General George Washington. The Harrison 
family are descended from the brave Major Benjamin Har- 
rison, one of the heroic veterans who feared not to place his 
name upon the scroll of fame, the immortal Declaration of 
Independence. He was the honored father of General Wil- 
liam Henry Harrison, late President of the United States. 
General Beatal Harrison emigrated to the Northwest terri- 
tory in 1798, and settled in now Belmont County, where he 
resided until 1811. He was among the first pioneers to that 
locality. He emigrated to Ross County, and in the fall of 
1812 was commissioned by James Madison, who knew his 
bravery and qualifications, Second Lieutenant in the 19th 
Regiment of Infantry of the United States, dated July 2, 
1812, and served with ability and distinction in said office un- 
til March 17th, 1814, when he was commissioned by President 
Madison Captain of the Second Company of Riflemen, United 
States Regular Army. He served in this office until peace 
was declared in 1815. After the close of the war he married 
and emigrated to Fayette County in the wilderness, and lo- 
cated a large tract of military land in now Madison Township, 
on the waters of Paint creek, and erected the first cabin in 
that section of the country, which yet stands in good preser- 
vation. By industry, he had, in a short time, a large portion 
of his land improved and in good condition, and one of the 



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best stock farms in the county, it being well watered by the 
heads of. Paint creek. General Harrison, during his life, was 
a large stock dealer. For many years he drove cattle and 
hogs to Baltimore and other Eastern markets. G-eneral Har- 
rison was elected by the Legislature in 1817 as Associate 
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fayette County. 
In this honorable and important office he served seven years. 
He was also elected several terms by his district as a Repre- 
sentative to the Ohio Legislature. He made an efficient mem- 
ber of that body, and exerted a great influence among its 
members. He was a powerful writer and a good thinker. His 
loss as a benevolent and useful citizen is irreparable. General 
Harrison died in 1857 full of years and honors, leaving a 
name worthy of the imitation of the rising generation. Hon. 
William H. Harrison, named after the lamented William H. 
Harrison, late President of the United States, and son of Gen- 
eral Beatal Harrison, the subject of this brief record, is the 
proprietor of the second homestead, and occupies the house 
in which the General died in 1857, a year long to be remem- 
bered by the General's family and friends. William H. Har- 
rison has been unfortunate in his family ; out of nine children 
he has but two. He has recently lost his excellent lady, Mrs. 
Harrison, and is a lone widower. General Harrison was 
elected and commissioned Brigadier General in 1838, and 
served until the repeal of the militia law by the Legislature. 
The following are the names of General Harrison's children : 
Benjamin Scott, William H.. David N., Joseph, and Mary M. 
All are living but John, who was in Company D, 114th Regi- 
ment 0. v., and died in the last war. Scott was a captain in 
the last war. David was lieutenant of the militia. Benja- 
min served one term as commissioner for Madison County. 
The following are the names of the first pioneers of Madison 
Township: 

BY WILLIAM H. HARRISON. 

Leonard JeflFerson, occupation, farmer and first tanner, a 
useful citizen, &c. Isaac Moore was a farmer and a man of 
influence in society. David McCarfatty, a working, indus- 
trious tiller of the soil, and very social. Edward Clarridge, 



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a large farmer ; was a man of sound, good sense, and prover- 
bial for his honesty of fixed principles ; he was elected and 
served several terms as justice of the peace. James Nutt was 
a good farmer and neighbor. John Gilmore, first miller, was 
very popular, well known and respected. Isaiah and Samuel 
Pancost were millers and millwrights by occupation, and were 
also farmers. Shirer Pancost, farmer and an excellent man. 
Andrew Gregory, farmer. John Mouser, farmer and grazer. 
A. Gregory, first merchant. Josiah Gregory, John Blizard, 
Joseph, William, and John Farmer, farmers by name and oc- 
cupation. John Solars, J. C. Cook, John Oldham, coopers ; 
Richard Cesser, Jona Baldwin, William Morgan, large land- 
holders and stock merchants. Robert Abanather, farmer and 
first tavern keeper. Isaac Thomas, Benjamin Leach, John 
Leach, and John Level farmers. John Mesmore was the first 
wood-corder and also farmer. Otho Williams was one of the, 
most respected men in the township ; he was a man of tact 
and note ; a Representative of the country, and proved a good 
one. Nathah Parker, Jesse Barton, Henry Core, Ephraim 
Moore, Daniel Baker, William Sawyer, first settlers, are yet 
living on good farms and in good houses — the fruits of indus- 
try. Alexander Grim and William McCafierty are large 
land men and stock-merchants. Albert Ogden, a large far- 
mer and stock dealer. C. D. Level, a wholesale farmer ; a man 
of note, and great wealth and influence. Benjamin Level,- 
large land-holder, owns over 500 acres of land on the waters 
of Deer Creek, and an honest man of good character and re- 
port. James Stout a practical farmer, and an honest, peac- 
able citizen. James Abernatha, a large land holder and stock 
trader ; a man of business, enterprising, capable to transact 
any important business, and looked upon by his neighbors as 
a good judge of men and things ; makes a just magistrate for 
his township ; a father of a good family. R. S. Waters, a neat 
farmer, a man of sound common sense, firm in his opinions, 
and an honest man. James Graham. James Jones is a large 
stock merchant ; gives an honest living compensation to his 
smaller stock raisers for their cattle, hogs, sheep, and trade 
in general ; he is a man of notoriety and influence, and very 
useful in the township ; he has a farm of 1,100 acres. L. P. 



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Loofborrow, a neat, frugal farmer, and a quiet and benevolent 
citizen. L. H. Loofborrow, a large, independent, and enter- 
prising farmer, and a man of great energy of character. 
Daniel Wood, a large land speculator, and has stacks of 
money. Joseph Ott, a neat farmer. Ellis Vanpelt, a good 
farmer. Isaac Jones, Joseph Adams, first steam-mill. Henry 
Fulton, George Emerson, merchants, Madison Mills, Madison 
Township. 

BY GILBERT TERRELL. 

Gilbert Terrell was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 
in the year 1808. His father, Johnson Terrell, emigrated to 
Ohio in 1812, and settled in Clinton. His grandfather, Ben- 
jamin Terrell, was one of the early settlers of Virginia, and 
was a soldier in the revolutionary war under General George 
' Washington. 

Main Paint creek heads in Madison County, runs into Fay- 
ette, and joins the line between Jefi"erson and Paint Town- 
ships to the Union Township line, crossing Union Township 
by Washington, to the northwestern corner of Wayne Town- 
ship, thence forming the line between Union and Wayne 
Townships to the corner near Flake's ford, from thence to 
William Sturgeon's mill, thence from the lines between Wayne 
and Perry Townships to the Highland County line. 

Sugar creek heads in Madison County, and runs through 
Jasper Township, Fayette County, passing through Jefferson- 
ville, thence in a southeastern direction to the east corner of 
Jasper Township, forming the line between Jasper and Union 
Townships to Jasper mills, thence forming the line between 
Union and Concord Townships to the north corner of Perry 
and Union Townships to Main Paint, at the corner of Wayne 
Township. 

Rattlesnake creek heads in Madison County, and runs in a 
southernly direction through Jefi"erson and Jasper Townships, 
crossing the east corner of Clinton County, thence crossing 
Concord, in Fayette County, to the Perry Township line, 
thence forming the line between Green and Perry Townships 
to Highland County, near Monroe. 



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North Fork Paint creek heads in Paint Township, running 
through Madison and Marion Townships to the Ross County 
line, on the land of J. Bryan. 

East Fork Paint creek heads in Madison County, Ohio, 
crossing Paint Township near Bloomingburg, in Fayette 
County, and empties into Main Paint on the farm of Jerome, 
one mile east of Washington. 

Cumpton creek heads in Paint and Madison Townships, 
crosses Madison, thence through Marion Township, and runs 
into Ross County, near the farm of Jacob Bush. 

The following are the names of smaller creeks : 
Little Rattlesnake heads in Green County, and crosses the 
southwest corner of Fayette County, on the farm of William 
Palmer, thence crossing to the Clinton County line, and emp- 
ties into Main Rattlesnake on the farm of C. A. Trimble, in 
Fayette County. 

Grassy Lick heads in Green County, and runs through Jas- 
per Township, crossing the Clinton County line, and empties 
into Little Rattlesnake, in Clinton County. 

Lee's creek heads in Clinton County, and runs through 
Concord and Green Townships, in Fayette County, to the line 
of Highland County, near Leesburg. 

ANCIENT WORKS. 

On the farm of Mrs. Mary Jones, one-half mile from Jef- 
fersonville, there have been a number of large skeletons taken 
from a mound ; some have the appearance of a much larger 
race of people than the present generation ; also, there are 
bones of a similar kind. On Abraham Bush's and Wm. C. F. 
Fent's land beads, axes, and flint arrows have been found in 
any quantity, &c., &c. 

BY W. H. HARRISON. 

Indian Camps, Graves, Trails, and Traces. — On the 
head waters of Deer creek, arrows, axes, scalping knives, ket- 



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ties, and beads have been found by the early and present set- 
tlers. Indian paths and trails up Deer creek, northeast side 
Madison Township, to the Languane trail, to the fall of Lit- 
tle Miami. Indian graves on William Harrison's farm, on 
the west side of North Fork Paint, have been exhumed by 
gravel diggers. 

NOTED HUNTERS OF MADISON TOWNSHIP. 

General Beatal Harrison was a noted hunter, and killed 
many deer and other game ; he was fond of the chase of deer 
and foxes. Edmond Blearage killed panthers, bears, wolves, 
and deer ; he was a fearless man. 

First mill built in the township was by John Gilmore, on 
Deer creek ; first carpenter, James Furdam ; first blacksmith, 
Otho Williams ; first school teacher, C. Turford ; first preach- 
er, William Dickey. 

TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. 

Justices — Milo Rockwell, F. L. Smith, and John Mesmore. 
Trustees — C. D. Level, Harvey Marcy, and J. M. Noble. 
Clerk — J. T. Bush. Treasurer — Henry Felton. Land Ap- 
praiser — W. H. Harrison. Assessor — James Stout. Con- 
stables — Zebulon Ford and R. Mesmore. Pike Superintend- 
ent, L. H. Loofborrow. 

N. B.— General Beatal Harrison was by profession a sur- 
veyor. 

BY J. L. MYERS. 

Colonel Samuel Myers was born June 11th, 1776, near 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Jacob Myers, emi- 
grated to New Virginia, as it was called then, and settled in 
the County of Botetourt, where he received his education, and 
was employed as a clerk at Mr. Preston's iron works. He 
married Elizabeth Smith, and moved to the State of Ohio in 
the fall of 1807, three years before the county was organized, 
and settled on Deer creek, near the present site of Yankee- 
town. His first employment was to turn up the virgin soil — 



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not with the fine steel plough, but one known as the plough 
with the wooden mole-board. He got up and enrolled the 
first militia company that paraded in Madison Township ; he 
likewise taught the first school that was taught in the above 
township, in the winter of 1808, and subsequent winter of 
1809. He also served as the first township clerk of Madison 
Township. He served in the State Legislature from Fayette 
County, then in session in Chillicothe. He and his company 
were ordered out in what was called the general call, and 
went as far as Upper Sandusky, where he was promoted to the 
office of Major of Militia, and on his return home was elected 
Colonel of the regiment, then in Fayette County. He like- 
wise represented the County of Fayette the winter of 1818 in 
the State Legislature. He also served as a justice of the 
peace for thirty years. He was a farmer and cattle dealer by 
occupation. In religion, a Methodist. He died in the year 
1850, and was buried with Masonic honors. Colonel Samuel 
Myers' family consisted of six sons and two daughters, as fol- 
lows : Polly, Jacob, James H., John L., Samuel, Isaac, Au- 
gustine, and Adaline. John L. Myers, third son of Colonel 
Samuel Myers, was born August 7th, 1803, in Botetourt 
County, Virginia. Was brought by my parents to now Fay- 
ette County, Ohio, in the year 1807. What education I re- 
ceived was in a pioneer school house. At mature age I mar- 
ried Catharine Vance, daughter of Major General William 
Vance, cousin to Governor Joseph Vance, of Ohio. He rep- 
sented Ross County several times in the State Legislature ; 
and in the Senate from the County of Belmont. He was one 
of the first pioneers in the above County, and drove the first 
wagon up Wheeling hill, on the Ohio side, that ever was 
driven up. He was a farmer and raiser of fine stock, and was 
a stockholder in the Scioto Importing Company of Purham 
Cattle. My family consists of five daughters and two sons. 
Lucy C. married J. W. Gallaspie, son of Judge Joseph Gal- 
laspie. Mary A. married Major James Cook, who served 
three years in the defense of his country in the war of the 
rebellion. John J. married Mary McCafferty ; he served in 
the war of the rebellion as Lieutenant in the 60th Regiment 
0. V. I., and two years in 8th Regiment of Cavalry; and at 



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the rendezvous in Chillicothe, at the time of the Morgan raid, 
was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment; a farmer and 
tiller of the soil. Martha J. married M. W. Jones, son of 
Major Matthew Jones, who served his country in the war of 
1812, and an early pioneer to Paint Township ; his occupation 
a farmer and stock dealer. Margaret C. married Peter Hess, 
son of Fuller Hess, a good farmer of Marion Township ; Pe- 
ter's occupation, a trader, mule dealer, and farmer. Scott 
Myers, now in the State of Iowa, is a cattle dealer and grazer 
by occupation. Adaline, youngest child, is yet at home; she 
was educated at the Bloomingburg Academy. 

PIONEER NAMES. 

Peter, Michael, Adam, and Henry Coon all emigrated from 
Virginia in 1804; farmers, and all in the war of 1812. Jacob 
Dickison, his son, was in the war of 1812, Jonathan Dickison. 
John Page, first justice ; Albert Ogdon, farmer ; Stephen 
Barton, Samuel Harvey, school teacher; John Vandolah, far- 
mer; John.Herrod, justice; Samuel Herrod, both in the war 
of 1812; Sanford Carder, tavern-keeper, was in the war ot 
1776. 

BY T. HILL. 

Jerusha Pancoast, wife of John Messmore, emigrated to 
this township in the spring of 1810, with her father, Isaiah 
Pancoast, and settled on the west bank of Deer creek. They 
emigrated from Fayette County, Pennsylvania. My father 
erected a very large log house, which served as kitchen, din- 
ing-room, parlor, and bed-room. The Indians camped on the 
opposite side of the creek from us. The squaws came to our 
bouse frequently, and would bring venison to trade for meal. 
The Indian hunters would kill deer and float them down the 
creek, near to their camp, and the squaws would go down to 
the creek, drag the deer out, and dress them. The first sea- 
son they lived under wagon covers, stretched on poles, until 
they cleared and planted seven acres in corn, living princi- 
pally on wild meat and corn-meal. Wolves were very plenty 
at the time, and all who had sheep were obliged to pen them 



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up every night. We were obliged to go to Chillicothe to do 
our trading. There was not a family living between Waterloo 
and Washington. When the Indians moved their camp they 
left a small pig behind, and it came to my father's house, and 
we put the pig in a pen, and when it grew to a good sized hog, 
one of the old Indians came back to our house and father 
showed him his pig, and told him to take it and do what he 
pleased with it. So the Indian killed and dressed it, cut it 
in two in the middle, left one-half hanging, took the other 
half on his shoulder, and carried it to his camp. We had no 
school-houses except log, with puncheons for floor. Our first 
teacher was Colonel Samuel Myers, who gained a great repu- 
tation. 

George Filson emigrated from Virginia to Ross County, 
Ohio, in 1810. His daughter, Ann, wife of T. Hill, is now a 
resident of Madison Township. She received her education 
mostly in Chillicothe, Ohio. She went to school with the 
Hon. A. G. Thurman, besides several other distinguished per- 
sons of Ross County. Theodore Hill, her husband, has 
served in several civil offices, acting as clerk of Marion Town- 
ship for sixteen years, and six years as justice of the peace. 
George Filson was in the war of 1812. He died in Vermil- 
lion County, Indiana, aged 75. 

Roswell Hill, father of T. Hill, emigrated from New Mil- 
ford, Connecticut, to Ross County, Ohio, in the spring of 
1832. A school teacher by profession. He died in Bond 
County, Illinois, in the fall of 1844, aged 56. Isaac Hill, 
grandfather of T. Hill, was in the revolutionary war. He 
had the measles while he was out in the service, and lost one 
of his eyes. He died in New Britain, Connecticut, aged 98. 

William B. Minshall's father emigrated to Madison County, 
Ohio, from Frederick County, Virginia, in 1807. My father, 
Jonathan Minshall, served as a private in the war of 1812. 
My wife's father emigrated to Kentucky from the State of New 
York about the year 1820, and from Kentucky he moved to 
the State of Ohio about the year 1850. He was a descend- 
ant of General Hull. Jonathan Minshall was a local preacher 
of the Methodist Church, and served several terms as justice 



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of the peace. He assisted in raising the first Methodist 
Church in London, paying $21 more than his share of the ex- 
penses in the erection thereof. There were twenty-one ap- 
pointments on the circuit, and each appointment contributed 
one dollar to cancel the debt. Our breadstufFs were princi- 
pally obtained by going to Chillicothe on horseback, a dis- 
tance of nearly fifty miles, carrying about two bushels to a 
horse, the most of the way being an Indian trail. Jonathan 
Minshall also assisted old Indian John, or Captain John, as 
he was called, to mark or blaze nearly all the roads in Madison 
County. He was the father of eighteen children ; three boys 
and six girls by his first wife, and seven boys and two girls by 
the socond wife, his descendants amounting to one hundred 
and fifty-two. The names of his children are Jesse L., Ra- 
chel H., Hannah, Mary, Walter W., James Q., Lydia, Ellen, 
Permelia, Edward H., Isaac, Joseph H., William B., Jona- 
than W., Asbrina M., Enoch E., Nancy E., and one died in 
infancy. 

William C. Crabb's father emigrated from Virginia, Green 
County, to Ross County, Ohio, in 1804. My father, Reuben 
Crabb, served in the war of 1812. My grandfather served in 
the revolutionary war. My wife's father emigrated to Ross 
County with my father in 1804. My present wife's father was 
a recruiting officer in the war of 1812. Reuben Crabb died 
in Pickaway County at the age of 55. His father died in 
Highland County at an advanced age. The descendants of 
my father are ninety-four. The names of his children are as 
follows : Martin B., Jemima M., William C, Sarah, Margaret, 
Ausmond, James, Reuben, Henry, and Mary ; three of them 
are dead, one is living in Indiana, and the rest are in this 
county. My grandfather, Clevinger, settled near Hillsborough, 
in Highland County, at a very early day. He was a great 
hunter; and the last hunt he took he got so benumbed with 
the cold by crossing a small stream, that he had to lay out all 
night, and was found the next day by following his hunting 
dog; both of his feet were so frozen that they came off near 
the instep. 

Joseph Oldham was born in Jefferson County, Virginia. 



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His father emigrated to Ross County in 1803. He was in the 
war of 1812. Both of his grandfathers were in the war of the 
revolution, and they both held a Colonel's commission at the 
time of their death. 

William C. Knowles emigrated from Ross County in 1830. 
When he first came to Fayette he was but fourteen years old, 
and lived with his father until he was of age. At the age of 
33 he married Miss A. H. Morgan. In 1860 he married Miss 
Martha M. Crabb, and has one child. Occupation, farmer, "^ 
and a class leader in the Methodist Church. Wm. Knowles 
emigrated to Ohio from Delaware ; was in the war of 1812, 
and belonged to Colonel Clark's regiment. He was the father 
of nine children ; their names are Nelly, Rebecca, Nancy, 
Elizabeth. Perry, William C, Denard P., Sarah, and Maria. 
William C. Knowles, Jr., is a son of Denard P. He is living 
in Madison Township ; he married Elizabeth Crabb ; they 
have two children. He served three years as private in the 
73d Illinois Regiment, under Colonel Jaques. The descend- 
ants of William Knowles are 9 children, 35 grand children, 
175 great-grand children, and 5 great-great-grand children, 
making a total of 234. He died in 1845, aged 68. His wife 
died in 1867, aged 89. 

MADISON MILLS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Grocery and postoffice, kept by George Emerson ; saloon, 
Peter Dempsey ; blacksmith, Alexander Clark; flouring mill, 
J. & H. Adams; carpenters and millwrights, F. L. Smith; 
boot and shoe maker, Theodore Hill.; one township house, 
one church, one school house. 

SETTLERS AT THE PRESENT TIME. 

Isaac Cook, Sr., L. T. Cook, James Cook, Isaac Cook, Jr., 
Milo Rockwell, Harvey Marcy, Joseph Ott, Abner Dixon, 
J. A. Dixon, H. C. Smith, Wm. Knowles, Sr., Wm. Knowles, 
Jr., Wm. Crabb, Wm. Miller, Henry Fulton, Isaac ShuflBe- ^ 
barger, Thomas Vance, J. L. Harrison, Benjamin Rodgers, 
Wm. Davis, Asa Hixon, James Noble, Isaac Jones, Albert 



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Ogden, Philip Taylor, Joseph Smith, Thomas Smith, Straw- 
der Clawson, Wm. Clawson, Andrew Hixon, Caleb Tillot, 
Wm. McArthur, J. W. Cox, Solomon Chaffin, and Joshua 
Mahan. 

YANKEETOWN RESIDENTS. 

James Abernathy, Wm. McCafferty, Martin Graham, Cor- 
nelius Leavell, B. F. Leavell, and James Jones. 




MARION TOWNSHIP. 



BY JOHN DURHAM. 

Marion Township is level, and the soil rich and fertile. The 
timber is of various kinds — hickory, oak, elm, ash, and wal- 
nut. It is well watered with the head branches of North 
Fork Paint, Cumpton creek, Nip creek, George's run, 
Glaze's run, Myers' run, and Gordon run. 

The following are the township officers for 1871 : Justice of 
the peace, William Strope ; trustees, A. S. Thompson, Jack- 
son Popejoy, William Strope ; treasurer, A. C. Lindsey ; clerk, 
James V. Outright; assessor, William Strope; constable, S. 
S. See ; supervisors, J. V. Outright, Jonathan Ohaffin, and 
John Jefferson ; commissioner, William Clark, a man of firm- 
ness and influence, a large land holder and dealer in stock. 
&c. ; a man of benevolence and integrity. 

BY ADAM GLAZE. 

George Glaze emigrated from Berks Oounty, Pennsylvania, 
to Pendleton Oounty, Virginia, and thence to Ross Oounty, 
Ohio, in 1816, and thence to Union Township, Fayette Oounty, 
in 1817. Mr. Glaze was the father of thirteen children, viz. : 
Catharine, Mary, Jacob, Rebecca, Benjamin, George, Solomon, 
Elizabeth, Adam, John, Molly, Christopher, and Sarah. Geo. 
Glaze, the subject of this article, married Miss Catharine Tur- 
nipseed, daughter of the late John Turnipseed, who served as 
a soldier during the war of the revolution, under Major Gen- 
eral Israel Putnam ; he was in the bloody engagements at 
Bunker Hill and Grant's Hill, Monmouth, Brandywine, Lex- 
ington, Saratoga, and Cowpens, and witnessed the surrender of 
the British army, under General Cornwallis, to the old General 
At the battle of Bunker Hill he received two flesh wounds. 
He died at a ripe old age, and was buried with the honors of 
war. George Glaze was, at the close of the war, enrolled in 
its service, and received an honorable disccharge. He be- 
queathed to his children a large legacy of land as an inheri- 
tance. He lived and died an honest man about 1849. 



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BY J. C. GLAZE. 



Benjamin Glaze emigrated with his father's family to Ohio 
in 1816, and settled near Bloomingburg, then Ross, but now 
Fayette County. The whole surface of the country was an 
unbroken wilderness, occupied by Indians and wild game. He 
lived with his father until he was of age. In 1826, at the 
age of 26, he married Miss Sarah Core ; he moved to Twin 
Township, Ross County, in 1828, and lived on Mr. Core's 
farm two years ; in 1830 he removed to Fayette County, and 
settled on his land on Cumpton creek, where he lived until 
he died in 1864, aged 59. His wife died in 1862, only two 
years between their ages, aged 58 years and 11 months. 
Mr. Glaze's occupation was a farmer ; having been an early 
emigrant, he had to clear and improve his land, on which he 
built one of the best houses in the township. He was the 
father and founder of the first United Brethern Church in the 
township ; his house was the preacher's home ; his liberality 
was proverbial ; he was in the majority for erecting one of 
the first churches in the township. Benjamin Glaze, during 
his life, held several important township trusts. A man of 
influence. In religion, a United Brethern. His family were 
John C, Solomon, Benjamin, Isaac, and Catharine. Solomon 
and Benjamin are dead. John C. Glaze is living on his well 
improved farm on Glaze run ; during his life thus far he has 
held several township ofiices ; he possesses a quiet disposi- 
tion, and is a member of the C. U. Church. He is a large 
grower of fine McGee hogs. Mr. Glaze married Miss Mary 
Smith January 19th, 1853, by whom he had three sons, Jesse, 
Edward, and Charles. Isaac Glaze is a resident of the town- 
ship. He married Miss Martha Durham, by whom he had 
three children, Benjamin F., Alpheus B., and Henry. Esquire 
Glaze has held several township offices, viz.: justice, land ap- 
praiser, assessor, &c. He was the candidate of his party for 
sheriff in 1870. He is a man of tact, note and iniiuence. 
Catharine Glaze married A. C. Lindsey, by whom she had 
three children, Dora, Cora, and Sarah. 

Henry and Chrisley Core, sons of John Core, emigrated 
from Ross County to Marion Township. They served in the 
war of 1812. Henry was Sargeant-Major on Col. McDonald's 



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staflF during the war. Chrisley married Catharine Glaze, 
daughter of George Glaze Henry was brother to Mrs. Ben- 
jamin Glaze ; by occupation a farmer. 

David Turnipseed, early settler, emigrated from Virginia, 
and settled on Cumpton creek. He married Catharine Core, 
by whom he had the following children : Solomon, William, 
John, Eliza, and Mary ; all moved West. David died on his 
farm; during his life he was a justice, trustee, &c. His wife 
is dead. He was a useful citizen, kind and benevolent. 

Rev. Benjamin Adamson emigrated to the township at an 
early day; he was a farmer and mechanic, and would work 
during the week and preach on Sunday. He was the first 
piooneer preacher in the township ; a regular Ruptist. He 
finally sold out, moved West, and died. 

Colonel Sharp was an early settler in Fayette County ; far- 
mer and distiller. During his life was Colonel of a militia 
regiment in the war of 1812. William Duckel emigrated 
early from Virginia to Fayette ; occupation, farmer. Jacob 
Hinkle emigrated early ; was a farmer and trader. Sold his 
farm, and moved West, and there he died. William Strope 
was an early settler in the township ; by occupation a farmer. 
He has held the office of township justice for twenty-five years 
to entire satisfaction ; he now holds the offices of justice, asses- 
sor, and trustee. Personally, Esquire Strope has many warm 
friends, even among his political opponents. Joseph Adamson, 
an early settler, a farmer, and raised a large family ; he moved 
West and died. Higgins Armstrong, farmer and early pio- 
neer, held several important township trusts ; he moved to 
Iowa and died. Daniel Grubs emigrated from Virginia to 
Kentucky, thence to Ohio in 1812, during the last war with 
England ; he settled in Marion Township, on Glaze's run. 
He was a noted hunter, killing panthers, bears, wolves, elk, 
deer, and other game in proportion ; his hunting marks arc 
yet visible on many of the trees of Marion Township. G. C. 
Gamble is now the owner of his farm. He has one son, 
Stephen, living in W^ashing C. H ; a good citizen, much re- 
spected, and a member of the M. E. Church. Jesse, James, 
and John Grub, his children, are dead. 



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BT R. DURHAM. 

Organization first township officers, 1840: justices, Amer 
Loyd, George Mantle ; clerk, Wm. S. Williams ; treasurer, 
Smith Chaffin ; trustees, Benjamin Glaze, Jacob Rhodes, and 
Ralph Durham ; constables, Jacob Troxwell and George Hol- 
land ; overseers of the poor. Able Loyd and John P. Blue ; 
fence viewers, John Rhodes and Jerry Luse. 

John Durham emigrated to Ohio from Virginia in 1816, 
and settled on the waters of Deer creek His family were 
Ralph, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Dennis, Joel, Permelia, Mary, 
and Sebina. Mr. Durham was a soldier in the revolution, a 
fifer, was taken prisoner, put on a British ship of war, sent to 
sea, and was not exchanged until peace was declared ; in 1812 
he served as a fifer. By occupation a farmer ; born April 
13th, 1760, and died in 1852; his wife, Mary, was born 1771, 
and died in 1046. Ralph Durham was born in 1794. He 
came with the family to Marion Township in 1835. His 
family are Elizabeth, his wife, born 1793, Harris W., John, 
and Nancy A. Mr. Durham has served his township since its 
organization in several important offices. His age is now 78 ; 
he yet works his own farm, reaps his wheat, &c. 

Rev. Thomis Thompson was an early settler on Cumpton 
creek, from Delaware. Moses Thompson, his father; emi- 
grated from England in 1720 to Delaware, where he purchased 
a large tract of land. He served as a soldier during the war 
of 1776, under Washington. His sons, John, Moses, Jesse. 
Thomas, and Joshua, emigrated to Ohio in 1805. Thomas 
settled as above stated ; he was married three times during 
his life ; by his first wife he had two children, Thomas, Jr., 
and Nancy. Mr. Thompson was in religion a Methodist min- 
ister, and preached forty-five years. His wife was born 1768. 
died in 1820 ; Rev. Thomas Thompson was born in 1771, and 
died in 1847. Thomas, Jr., is the possessor of part of the 
tract of his father's homestead, on which he has erected the 
largest mansion in the township. Mr. Thompson has six 
children living, David, Lizzie, John, Aden, Charlotte, Sarah, 
Jeff"erson, and Wesley ; David and Lizzie are dead. He is 
the father of seventeen grandchildren. A. S. Thompson, son of 
Thomas Thompson, Jr., lives on Cumpton creek; he is the 



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contractor on the new turnpike from Washington to Water 
loo ; he is a useful man, and of good business qualifications. 

Samuel Coover was an early settler, emigrated from Vir- 
ginia to Marion Township ; was the first tailor. Having some 
means, and land being cheap, he entered into land specula- 
tion ; he also lent money to the early pioneers, enabling many 
to obtain homes ; indeed, he was a useful man in his day. Be- 
fore his death he accumulated a large fortune. He was a mar- 
ried man, but never had children. His property was divided 
among his children at his demise. 

Joseph Britton, an early pioneer, emigrated from Virginia 
and settled on the North Fork Paint creek ; a farmer ; held 
the office of trustee several years ; a good man ; he died in 
1866, leaving a^small family to mourn his loss. 

Jonathan Bryan was an early settler on Paint creek; he 
was a large farmer and stock raiser, and an excellent citizen, 
much respected. His widow still lives, in advanced age, on 
the old farm ; they had six children. 

Jonathan Shepherd was an early pioneer on Cumpton creek ; 
and was the first Methodist in Marion Township ; his house 
was the asylum of the preachers and weary travelers. He was 
a man of great benevolence ; his place in society can never be 
filled. He had but one daughter, Smith C. Tafi"in, wife of 
Mr. Tafi"in, widely known as a large and successful cattle 
dealer. 

Joseph Harper was an early settler in Fayette County ; he 
emigrated from Delaware ; farmer and stock raiser by occupa- 
tion ; still living at an advanced age. 

Amos Hankins, an early pioneer, held the office of justice 
several terms; farmer, and a good, quiet citizen. 

Horatio Walker was an early pioneer ; a farmer and grazer. 

Thomas Walker, an early settler, a farmer by occupation ; 
held several trusts of honor. 

John A. Fulton, a great land-holder and speculator ; he died 
in Ross County. 

Daniel Simpson, an early settler, a farmer; was in the war 
of 1812. . 

Jacob and John Rhodes, early settlers; first blacksmiths in 
Marion Township. 



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BY KATE CARDER. 



Sanford Carder emigrated to the Scioto Valley from Vir- 
ginia in 1800. He was a soldier during the revolutionary 
war; he drew a pension during his life; he lived to the ad- 
vanced age of 100. His family record is Armstead, Sarah, 
Tillie, Nancy, Becky, Sanfofti, Peter, Polly, Jacob, Samuel. 
Armstead was a hotel-keeper in New Holland before he died. 
Sanford moved to Iowa and died. Peter was the owner of 
the homestead, on which he lived forty-four years, and died 
without issue. His wife still occupies the old mansion. In 
his will he bequeathed 516 acres to the County Infirmary, 
which cost §35,000 in 1863, and which entitles him to the 
honor of the name of Carder Infirmary. He died in 1863. 

Peter Mouser emigrated from Virginia to the wilderness in 
1798, when the whole country was full of Indians, panthers, 
bears, wolves, deer, and other game. He served in the war of 
1812. He was a large land-holder and cattle merchant. His 
family record was John, Eliza, Jacob, William, Kate, Mary. 
John Timmons, early pioneer, was a large land-holder and 
wealthy. He took a notion that he must confine himself in 
bed, which he did for thirty years, and then expired. 
Robert Fulton, first school teacher. 

Philip Blue was an early settler between the waters of 
Cumpton and Paint creeks. By occupation a blacksmith, and 
he opened the first blacksmith shop in the township ; he also 
farmed some. His brother, John P. Blue, opened tavern in 
Washington. They all moved West. 

Wm. S.Williams was an early settler on Cumpton creek. A 
farmer, and a man of talents and publicity. He served in 
several township offices, and was Captain of Militia. He ex- 
erted a wide-spread influence in the vicinity, and whose opin- 
ion of men and things was generally believed to be correct. 

Calvin Williams was a brother of Wm. S. Williams. He 
was quite a sportsman, kept fast horses and trained hounds ; 
was a jovial fellow. 

Thomas Wood was an early pioneer to Fayette County from 
Virginia, and settled on the fertile soil of Cumpton and Paint 
creeks. He raised a large family, two of whom are living in 
the township, and the balance are either dead or moved West. 



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Able Loyd was an early pioneer to Cumpton. He was a 
farmer by occupation. He was a Methodist, and built the 
first log church in the township; he was devoted to his relig- 
ion, and was zealous in his Master's work. The old church is 
yet standing as a monument of his beneficence. The remains 
of himself, wife, and part of the family, are buried near the 
chapel, on his farm. 

John Johnson was an early settler on Cumpton creek ; like 
a majority of the early pioneers, he was poor but honest; but 
by industry, frugality, and economy, he has become wealthy. 
He is a noted stock dealer, especially in horses ; he has sub- 
dued and made tractable more horses than any man in the 
township. He and his wife are still living at the old home- 
stead, joyous and happy, and universally respected. 

Henry Lowderman, an early settler on Cumpton creek, 
a farmer, attends to his own business, and is seldom from 
home. Duncard in religion, and proverbial for his honesty ; 
he and his wife are still living. 

Clement Barker, farmer, moved West. Ichobod Hinkle, 
farmer and carpenter, built the first bridge in the township, 
over Cumpton creek. James Davidson, a noted trapper and 
bee hunter. William Howkans, farmer. Samuel Dunkle, 
constable and justice ; also a farmer. Cyrus and Reuben 
Dukle, farmers. Thomas Cary, farmer. Thomas Parker, far- 
mer and pump-maker. William Howk, farmer and hunter of 
game. David Coover, farmer. Colonel Bruce, brick mason, 
plasterer, and wood-worker by trade. James McDown, far- 
mer. John Gould, tanner, and exhorter in the U. B. Church, 
living in McArthur. John Popejoy emigrated from Virginia 
to the Scioto at an early day, farmer and trader in stock; was 
a great Methodist. His family record is Susan, Martha, Jack- 
son, Catharine, Lewis, Sarah, and Effie. Susan married and 
moved to Madison County. Martha is single. Jackson is 
living in the township, and has built a handsome residence ; 
is a large stock dealer and shipper. Effie married G. C. Gam- 
ble, farmer and trader, lives on the west bank of the North 
Fork Paint. Mr. Gamble is a large stock dealer, and is in re- 
ligion a Disciple, gospel Christian, and holds an important of- 
fice in the church organization ; is a man of note and in- 



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fluence in his neighborhood. His family record is Samuel, 
Virginia, and Francis. 

Elish Bloomer emigrated with his father's family, and set- 
tled on the Bloomington road ; a large farmer, stock dealer, 
and shipper ; served his township as justice one term. His 
sons are Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. He has had two 
wives, both of whom are dead ; he still survives. 

David Rogers, an early settler ; he is a large farmer and 
sheep and cattle merchant, money loaner, and bondholder. 
His present residence is Washington C. H. His family record 
is John, Benjamin, and Wesley ; Wesley was killed by the 
rebels during the war at Frankfort, Kentucky. 

John Myers, an early settler on Myer's run ; a large farmer 
and careful dealer. He was rather eccentric in his ways. 
His family, consisting of a wife and one daughter, are dead. 

Matthew Law is one of the oldest pioneers in the township 
now living. Occupation, blacksmith. Fifer in the war of 
1812. His family record is Nelly, John, and Sarah, wife of 
John Leasure ; Polly married Ellis Knott, and moved West. 
John Leasure and family live near Glaze's run. His family 
consists of James, Mary A., John, Kate, William, school 
teacher; Nancy, school mistress; David, pioneer agent, Frank- 
lin. Mr. Leasure, farmer, has held the office of supervisor 
for many years. In religion, a Disciple ; a good citizen. 

Nathaniel Blackmore settled in the township in 1820. He 
was marker when the township was surveyed in 1840. Chas. 
Blackmore emigrated to Big Run in 1820. His family record 
is Nathaniel, Joseph, William, and Thomas. Nathaniel's 
family record is Joseph, Charles, and William. William was 
in the war of 1812, and represented Fayette County in the 
Legislature. Joseph belonged to to the 60th Regiment 0. V. 
Austin was not in the war. Nathaniel, the subject of this ar- 
ticle, was lieutenant of an organized company, but was not 
called out. Mr. Blackmore married Miss Mary A. Crisp, 
daughter of Colonel Crisp, of Concord, Ross County. (See 
R. C. Pioneer.) 

BY ALEXANDER MENEARY. 

James Meneary emigrated to Fayette County in 1815, and 
purchased a large farm, half section, with his brother. He 



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served as Associate Judge, also as Captain of Militia. His 
occupation, farmer and grazer. The Menearys are relations 
of General Meneary, of the war of 1812, a large and exten- 
sive land-holder in Ross County, on Meneary run ; he was a 
man of note and influence. (<Sce McDonald's Life of Mc- 
Arthiir, R. C. Pioneer Record.^ General Meneary's sons were 
James and Alexander. 

Daniel Bates emigrated from Virginia to Fayette ; farmer, 
and was in the war of 1812. His family record is Hester, 
Sarah, Harriet, Richard, Jackson, Joseph, Lucinda, Ellen. 
Harriet married Robert Matson. Richard is a farmer. Jack- 
son is a farmer and supervisor; balance are dead. Jane 
Bates is still living at the age of 87. 

Henry McClure, an early pioneer, lived and died in the 
township ; his family then moved West. 

Hughey Dyer, an eaily pioneer to Marion ; he was a farmer 
and mechanic, and was in the war of 1812. His son, Lemuel 
Dyer, is a contractor on the Bloomingburg and Holland pike. 
Three of his sons were in the late war, Lemuel, Alphus, and 
Archibald. Robert emigrated to Missouri. Hughey and his 
wife died at a ripe old age, much respected. 

Joseph Alloways was an early pioneer to the township; he 
was a noted hunter. His son, Daniel, was in the Mexican 
war. The old man had an altercation with an Irishman, and 
in the conflict he killed the Irishman ; he gave himself up to 
the authorities, and was cleared. During his hunting excur- 
sions he killed game of every kind ; he was the first pioneer 
hunter to the territory of Paint and Cumpton valleys. His 
wife's mother lived over 100 years. His son, John, was also 
in the Mexican war. Thomas was in the last war. 

BY J. C. GLAZE. 

Settlers since 1810. — William Clark, late settler in Mar- 
ion Township, emigrated from Ross County. He married 
William Hase's daughter^ by whom he had one son, James 
Clark. His wife died young ; and for his second wife he mar- 
ried James Rittenour's daughter. He is a large farmer, trades 
in stock, and is a man of fixed principles, firm and unwaver- 
ing in his opinions. He has held several important township 



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offices to entire satisfaction, and is now one of the County 
Commissioners. 

James Alexander, Jr., late settler of the township, is a son 
of James Alexander, of Bloomingburg. Mr. Alexander is a 
large farmer and trader in stock. He married a daughter of 
Captain Scott Harrison, son of the late Gen. Beatal Harrison, 
of the war of 1812. He has held the office of trustee; he 
and A. C. Thompson are contractors for six miles of the 
Washington and Waterloo road. He is a man of business 
qualifications, and prompt in meeting his demands. 

Jesse Britton, late settler in the township, by occupation a 
farmer and grazer, and trades in stock ; he has held several 
civil offices. He married William Pendall's daughter. 

Smith Chaffin, late emigrant, farmer and wholesale stock 
merchant ; he has held several civil offices. He married John 
Shepherd's daughter, by whom he had three children, Jona- 
than, James, and Amanda. Jonathan is a farmer; James 
died in the late war ; Amanda married George Blarabone, 
wholesale grocer and express agent. New Holland. He is a 
thorough business man and an accommodating tradesman. 

Ezra Bryan, late settler, is a tiller of the soil, plants and 
sows, and is a produce and grain grower. A useful citizen in 
society, and attends to his own business ; he raises some stock, 
poultry, &c. 

Jesse Johnson was born and raised in the township; a suc- 
cessful trader in stock. He was a Lieutenant in Captain Har- 
rison's Company in the late war. He never married ; of 
course, a rich bachelor prospers in his business transactions. 

Charles Doughtery is by occupation a farmer; social, pleas- 
ant, and good company. He is married ; his sons are John, 
Charles, and William, who died in the last war of camp fever. 

Thomas Rosebone has held several township offices, trustee 
and clerk. He has a large family ; one of his sons was killed 
in the last war; he was a member of Captain Abram's (Com- 
pany. His occupation a farmer. Garrett Rosebone, his father, 
is living with him, aged 80. 

Fuller Hess is a farmer, and has held the offices of assessor 
and land appraiser. He emigrated to the township from Penn- 



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sylvania. He has two sons, Bowman and Peter. Bowman 
served one term as town clerk. 

John Moore, farmer, settled on Myers' run ; held the ofl&ces 
of treasurer, trustee, &c. He emigrated from Pennsylvania. 
He has one son, Aaron, and two daughters, Maria and ]jizzie. 

A. Eustic, farmer, wool merchant, &c.; noted for his liber- 
ality and benevolence. 

Amos Loyd, farmer, tanner by occupation ; he held the of- 
fice of justice several terms to the approval of the people. 
He was the first justice in the township. His family occupy 
the old farm. His daughters are school teachers, and are very 
intelligent. 

The following residents of the township are large and suc- 
ce^ful agriculturists, useful citizens, and men of influence in 
society — the producing class: 

T. J. Cook, Archibald Stinson, Benjamin Brown, L. J. 
Dick, Hezekiah Brown, Jr., John Jefferson, John Thompson, 
Guning Sinsabaugh, Lewis Popejoy, George Holland, Peter 
Hess, Nathan Loderman, A. G. Wood, James Chaffin, Wil- 
liam Chaffin, Charles McCrea, James McCrea, Hendrickson 
Rosebone, Jackson Bates, Robert Vinsant, William Vinsant, 
Henry Glaze, Lafayette Strope, Richard Bates, Jr., George 
Hampton, James and Denard Chafl&n, Sim. Shifley, James 
Matson, Thid. Thorp, Jefferson Gasgo, James Tod, Jacob 
Kennedy, William Willhite, William Bedow, A. Stimpson, 
S. Rosebone, Marion Strope, Joseph Briggs, Charles McCrea, 
Thomas Shifley, Charles P. Smith, were all in the last war. 
Mr. Smith married Miss Ellen Glaze, daughter of Mrs. Re- 
becca Glaze. He draws a pension, having been shot through 
the left arm. 

Nancy McCrea, a large land-holder on the North Fork 
Paint creek. She is a lady of tact and business habits, and a 
good manager; has but one child, George. Her husband's 
name was Charles; he was a useful and respected citizen. 

BY A. C. LINDSEY. 

John Lindsey, Sr., emigrated to now Pickaway County in 
1809, from Virginia, with his family, consisting of John, Jr., 
Jacob, Samuel, Abraham, Thomas, James, Phoebe, Daugherty, 



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Sally, and Betsy. John Lindvsey, Sr., was a farmer and slave- 
holder in Virginia ; prior to emigrating, he set them free ; two 
of his slaves emigrated with him to Ohio. Mr. Lindsey served 
as a soldier in the revolutionary war. On his arrival in Ohio 
he purchased 2,000 acres of land near New Holland, in the 
forest. He soon had a portion of his land cleared and im- 
proved. He died at the age of 89 years. John, Jr., was a 
farmer, and emigrated West. Jacob was a farmer, and served 
his township as justice several terms. Samuel was a farmer 
and hunter. Abraham kept the first hotel in New Holland ; 
he was in the war of 1812. Thomas emigrated West. James 
was a farmer. Phoebe married Mr. McCrea. Daugherty mar- 
ried and moved West. Sally married and emigrated West. 
Betsy married a farmer and moved West. John Lindsey, ^r., 
son of Abraham, lives on Marfold's stock farm ; he is a suc- 
cessful farmer and a good citizen. His family consists of A. 
C. Lindsey, farmer and stock dealer, and now township treas- 
urer, school director, and turnpike superintendent ; Thomas, 
farmer ; Phoebe, Jane ; James Lindsey is in Missouri ; Alice 
and Charles are at home. Abraham's children: Thomas, Sam- 
uel, Abraham, Nancy, Mary, Sally. Jacob's children : John, 
James, Thomas, Betsy, Hattie, Nancy, Hannah. John's 
children : James, Joseph, Thomas. [James' and Thomas' 
children names not handed in. — Author.] 

EARTH-WORKS. 

Mound embracing two acres, twelve feet high and sixty feet 
in circumference, on Thomas Thompson's farm, near Cumpton 
creek ; it has been explored, and several large^skeletons have 
been exhumed; the teeth of some of the skeletons were in a 
state of soundness and undecayed. Logan, the celebrated 
Mingo Chief, had his hunting camp at the forks of now Cump- 
ton creek, a place of annual rendezvous ; here in autumn, at 
the falling of the leaves, the brave old chief and noted hunt- 
ers would assemble as a starting place, and council together 
for a circle hunt in this vast pararie which extended to the 
mouth of Deer creek ; these celebrated plains were encircled 
by the Indian hunters, set on fire, the deer taking the alarm, 
would run in confusion in every direction to make their es- 



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cape, and would be killed by the Indian hunters. After the 
Indians left the plains, the brave pioneer hunters, Hughes, 
Boggs, Bray, and Wolf, would annually visit this noted deer 
park, returning to their wigwams on the Sciota, Hocking, and 
Muskingum, with their pack-horses loaded with choice ven- 
ison, deer skins, and other game. 

Dr. James Wilson emigrated from Ross County to New Hol- 
land in 1832, and was the first of his profession in that lo- 
cality, on the borders of Fayette and Pickaway Coxiuties. He 
has made his mark as a successfdl practitioner. He purchased 
250 acres of choice land in now Marion Township, all in the 
woods; he has, at great expense, had it cleared and improved, 
until it is now a model and beautiful place ; he calls it Forest 
Home. His front yard has been lately ornamented with for- 
est trees ; the surroundings are grand and picturesque. Wil- 
son's Lake, on the north end of the farm, is truly a lovely 
spot; its deep, clear, blue waters are beautifully surrounded 
by lofty forest oaks, while the surface of the earth and banks 
to the edge of the water is matted with green, blue sod, 
adorned with white an red lilies, uncultured by art, but spon- 
taneously springing into life and beauty by the hand of na- 
ture. This natural and artificial lake is fed by Wilson's run, 
spouting springs, and ten miles of tile drains emptying their 
waters into it. The lake has become a great fishing depot — 
a place of much resort. As a cool bathing retreat in summer, 
it will soon vie with Long Branch. The ice taken from the 
lake is clear and solid, and not to be surpassed by the ice of 
Lake Elenmore, in Ross County, on the farm of General James 
Worthingtou. Dr. Wilson is the son of J. H. Wilson, a highly 
respected and venerable citizen of Ross County, Ohio, who 
served his country in the war of 1S12. His grandfather, 
James Wilson, was a veteran minute man in the revolution, 
and died at the advanced age of 93. Robert Wilson, of Ross 
County, a noted bear and panther hunter, and who was in the 
war of 1812, is his uncle ; he is living at the advanced age of 
90. The Doctor has a small family, consisting of a wife and 
one son, Milton Wilson, attorney-at-law, Cincinnati, Ohio, a 
young man of talent and ability. 

Elisha Beatty emigrated to Fayette County in 1818. His 



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father, Rev. Charles Beatty, was of the Regular Baptist de- 
nomination. Mr. Beatty helped to subdue the forest; set- 
tling as he did on the wild hunting grounds of the war Chief 
Logan, surrounded by beasts of prey, he suffered every incon- 
venience and hardship incident to early settlers. He has, 
like a majority of our early fathers, passed away. Mrs. Eliaha 
Beatty is still living. When in Ohio, she makes her home 
with her daughter, Mrs. John Durham, in Marion Township. 
Mrs. Beatty is now making a visit in the West among her rel- 
atives. Mrs. Beatty is a lady of a vigorous mind ; her recol- 
lection of past times is truly remarkable. 

RECORD OF AN AGED WOMAN. 

Margaret Gooley, now aged 94 years, was born in Virginia, 
and emigrated to Ross County fifty-six years ago ; is now a 
resident of New Holland, Ohio. She has been a member of 
the M. E. Church for sixty-two years. She is the mother of 
nine children, viz. : Rebecca, Nancy, Emily, George W., 
Amelia, Catharine, Thomas, Jacob, and Henry. Jacob died 
in the army, while at Benton Barracks, Missouri; he belonged 
to Company F, 114th Regiment, 0. V. I. Nancy died aged 
20 years. Margaret Gooley's husband, Jacob Gooley, served 
in the war of 1812, and rendezvoused at Sandusky, under 
Major John Willett, commanded by Capt. Alex. Robertson. 

NEW HOLLAND DIRECTORY. 

BY G. W. GOOLEY. 

Dry good stores, C. McCafferty, Wallace & Bro., J. W. 
Grimes, Max. G. Clark & Co. ; grocers, H. T. Gooley & Bro., 
Vlerebome & Co.; physicians, Drs. J. F. Wilson, N. Reeves, 
H. Judy, B. R. Davis; post-office, G. W. Gooley, postmaster; 
churches, M. E., Presbyterian, Disciples ; Union school, H. 
W. Guthrie, principal ; blacksmiths, John Huston, James 
Lewis; shoemakers, R. S. Gortjpn, John Charles, C. Eslinger ; 
druggists, J. W. Marks & Son ; hotels, Mark Hammond, Job 
R. Hoskins ; saloons, Martin Berry, E. S. Shipley ; justices of 
the peace, G. W. Gooley, J. W. Smith ; trustees township, S. 
P. Thomas, D. Lewis, A. Stookey; mayor, G. W. Gooley ; 
marshal, N. R. Timmons ; constables, J. D. Orahood, Joseph 
H. Collins; ministers. Rev. U. L. Jones, M. E. Church; Rev. 
H. W. Guthrie, Presbyterian Church; Rev. Samuel Matthews, 
Disciple Church. 



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